Lac Blouin Fishing near Roberval, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Blouin falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. The ground round it is taiga. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest place of any size is Roberval, 39 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 117 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Blouin

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. 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. Fish Lac Blouin where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 16°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Lac Blouin more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Tortue is 0.7 km distant. Where Lac Blouin is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.