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

• Overview

  Out in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, sits Lac Bornois. It sits at 548 metres above sea level. Roughly 15 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 2.8 km, and most of it is walkable. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Supplies mean a trip to Leblanc, 72 km off. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 192 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bornois

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Work Lac Bornois in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac Bornois.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac de la Dalibarde is 2 km distant. Check the position at Lac Bornois before loading the car.