Lac Choisi, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Choisi is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. The surface lies 617 metres up. Surface area is around 36 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 3.8 km on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Supplies mean a trip to Normandin, 71 km off. Saint-Félicien is 76 km away, with Albanel at 78 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Choisi

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. At Lac Choisi the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 15°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Lac Choisi the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Lac Long at 1.8 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Choisi for certain.