Lac Coursy, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Coursy lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. It lies 459 metres above sea level. The water covers some 54 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 4.6 km of margin, front to back. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. The nearest place of any size is Leblanc, 74 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 226 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Coursy

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. 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. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Lac Coursy decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -18°C to 16°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac Coursy.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank 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. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Merens is 0.6 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Coursy for certain.