Lac aux Deux Ponts Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Deux Ponts is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. Beyond the shoreline you have boreal forest. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Pont Rouge lies 64 km from the water. The big place round here is Saguenay, 103 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Deux Ponts

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The near bank of Lac aux Deux Ponts is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -19°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac aux Deux Ponts fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac de l'Eveque is 0.5 km off. None of that is settled for Lac aux Deux Ponts in what we hold.