Fishing at Lac Boudeux, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Boudeux, in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The sea is 24 km distant. 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. Start from Saint-Fulgence, 32 km down the road. The big place round here is Saguenay, 44 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Boudeux

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. Take Lac Boudeux a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 15°C; the cold one sits at -18°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Boudeux.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac du Chef is 0.5 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Boudeux for certain.