Lac Boisvert Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean end of Quebec holds Lac Boisvert. Height above sea level is 648 metres. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. You are 64 km from Saint-Fulgence. Beyond it, Saint-Honoré at 67 km and La Baie at 74 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Boisvert

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. On Lac Boisvert that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 15°C in July. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. From about mid May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac Boisvert around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Ray is 0.9 km off. Check the position at Lac Boisvert before loading the car.