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

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac Boivin is a Quebec water. The shore lies 20 km out. Around 44 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 3.5 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. On our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list it sits near the top for size. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Fulgence, 27 km away. After that come La Baie at 34 km and Saint-Honoré at 36 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Boivin

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. 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. Work Lac Boivin in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Boivin.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Lac Picard, 1 km out. None of that is settled for Lac Boivin in what we hold.