Lac Bellabre Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bellabre is set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits in spruce and muskeg country. At roughly 7 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. You are 82 km from Leblanc. It is 215 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Nearby, in order: Lac Loulans at 0.6 km, Lac Paley the better part of 0.9 km, Lac Heme at 1 km, Lac Isenay the better part of 1.1 km and Lac Larioche at 1.2 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bellabre

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name 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. Work Lac Bellabre in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac Bellabre the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Loulans sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Bellabre for certain.