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

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean end of Quebec holds Lac aux Menes. The bank is 390 metres above sea level. Métabetchouan sits 40 km from the bank. Chambord follows at 45 km, then Desbiens at 48 km. Within a short run: 0.8 km away is Lac Castor, Lac Travers at about 1.4 km, 2 km away is Lac Paul, Petit lac Cache at about 2.1 km and 2.4 km away is Lac Rene-Gauthier. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Menes

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lac aux Menes where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac aux Menes.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Castor, 0.8 km out. Nothing on Lac aux Menes should be assumed from this page alone.