Lac Brassard Fishing near Albanel, Quebec

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean entry here is Lac Brassard, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 196 metres. At roughly 9 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. You are 30 km from Albanel. The big place round here is Saguenay, 123 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Brassard

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. The shape of Lac Brassard rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 17°C in July. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on Lac Brassard.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Gerard is 1.8 km off. For Lac Brassard in particular, ask before you travel.