Lac Brochet Fishing near Pont Rouge, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Brochet lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 184 metres. It measures some 3.03 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The margin runs to about 15 km in total. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. The closest town, Pont Rouge, is 14 km away. For a city, Saguenay is 90 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Brochet

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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. Take Lac Brochet a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac Brochet.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Ouitouche is 1 km off. Confirm access to Lac Brochet locally before you travel.