Lac Barrin in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Barrin sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, out in Quebec. The water sits 593 metres up. This is sizeable water at about 2.41 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. Saint-Honoré lies 53 km from the water. Saguenay is the closest city, 63 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Barrin

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac Barrin a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 15°C on average, January about -19°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. Expect the water usable from around mid May until roughly early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac Barrin more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Lucette sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Lac Barrin locally before you travel.