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

• Overview

  Lac Boreal is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean waters in Quebec. Elevation runs to 689 metres. It runs to roughly 10 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 1.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Saint-Honoré is the closest place, 39 km off. Saguenay is the closest city, 49 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Boreal

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac Boreal a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 15°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Boreal.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Lac du Poelon, 0.5 km out. What applies at Lac Boreal may have changed since it was mapped.