Lac Bythene near Métabetchouan: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac Bythene. The land about it is northern bush. The nearest town is Métabetchouan, 27 km away. Saguenay sits 95 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Also within reach: Lac Arsene 0.5 km away, Lac des Grandes Oreilles within 2.6 km, Grand lac Thadde 2.8 km away, Lac Long d'Hiver within 3.3 km and Lac des Trois Caribous 3.3 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bythene

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Lac Bythene rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac Bythene follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Arsene sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac Bythene if anything is unclear.