Fishing at Lac Bob, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac Bob. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. Around 20 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The whole outline is near 2.8 km, and most of it is walkable. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. The nearest town is Saint-Honoré, 51 km away. For a city, Saguenay is 62 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bob

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Lac Bob to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 15°C for July and -19°C for January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. Averages place the thaw at mid May and the freeze at early November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac Bob.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Lac Revolver, 1.6 km out. What applies at Lac Bob may have changed since it was mapped.