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

• Overview

  Lac Bonneau is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. The water sits 422 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean standards. You are 38 km from Saint-Félicien. Saguenay sits 129 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bonneau

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Work Lac Bonneau in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 16°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Lac Bonneau rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. 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. Should this one be busy, Lac Potvin is 0.6 km off. Confirm access to Lac Bonneau locally before you travel.