Fishing Lac Bais in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec is where Lac Bais sits. It stands 447 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Normandin at 70 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Saguenay, 188 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bais

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. 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. At Lac Bais the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Lac Bais the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Pomy sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lac Bais as something to verify.