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

• Overview

  Out in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, sits Lac Bofors. The bank is 215 metres above sea level. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The whole outline is near 1.9 km, and most of it is walkable. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur lies 35 km from the water. It is 72 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bofors

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lac Bofors to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -18°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Lac Bofors.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. 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. Lac Prudent sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac Bofors are worth checking on the day.