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

• Overview

  Lac Bilodeau is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. It stands 399 metres above sea level. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Nearest town is Normandin, 91 km off. Saguenay sits 209 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bilodeau

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Lac Bilodeau before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Lac Bilodeau the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There are picnic tables recorded roughly 1.2 km off. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Niort sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Lac Bilodeau is worth confirming on the day.