Lac Cecile Fishing near Sacré-Coeur, Quebec

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, is where Lac Cecile sits. The water sits 602 metres up. Around 50 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 4.5 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Few waters listed in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are bigger. 67 km away sits Sacré-Coeur, the nearest town. The big place round here is Saguenay, 85 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cecile

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. The shape of Lac Cecile decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Lac Cecile follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Figure, 1.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac Cecile should be assumed from this page alone.