Lac aux Grandes Baies Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Grandes Baies belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The setting is northern bush. With some 73 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The shoreline runs about 6.8 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. The nearest place of any size is Mistissini, 179 km away. Saguenay sits 270 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Grandes Baies

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. Treat Lac aux Grandes Baies as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 15°C and January near -21°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac aux Grandes Baies.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Guay, 12 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac aux Grandes Baies for certain.