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

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac Bissie. The water sits 535 metres up. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. The closest town, Leblanc, is 85 km distant. Saguenay is the closest city, 210 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bissie

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. Read Lac Bissie before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac Bissie rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lac Adriers, 0.4 km away. For Lac Bissie, the notice at the access point is the final word.