Fishing at Lac aux Foins, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Foins stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits in northern bush country. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Saint-Fulgence sits 52 km from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Saguenay, 62 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Foins

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Lac aux Foins to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 15°C for July and -19°C for January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid May. The season between ice runs from about mid May to early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac aux Foins rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Lac Patte at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac aux Foins for certain.