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

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have boreal forest. With some 11 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 1.8 km, and most of it is walkable. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Saint-Honoré sits 99 km from the bank. Beyond it, Labrecque at 102 km and Saint-Ambroise at 104 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Brun

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lac Brun light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -19°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Brun.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Nord, 1.2 km out. Check the position on Lac Brun before loading the car.