Lac Balancine Fishing near Saint-Fulgence, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits 11 km in from the sea. Around 30 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 3.6 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Some 11 km away sits Saint-Fulgence, the nearest settlement. For a city, Saguenay is 22 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Balancine

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Work Lac Balancine in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -17°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac Balancine fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Xavier, 2.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Balancine for certain.