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

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean end of Quebec holds Lac Banane. Land around it is taiga. The whole thing is a single swim; walk it in a minute. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Pont Rouge sits 31 km from the bank. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc follows at 32 km, then Dolbeau-Mistassini at 38 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Banane

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. Lac Banane responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -19°C for January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac Banane more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Poivre sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Banane may have changed since it was mapped.