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

• Overview

  Lac Boulon sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, out in Quebec. The country here is northern bush. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Nearest place of any size is Normandin, 74 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 190 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Boulon

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include 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. On Lac Boulon the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac Boulon more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Bonnet is 0.5 km distant. What applies at Lac Boulon may have changed since it was mapped.