Lac Cross, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac Cross. Taiga runs right down to the water. It runs to roughly 13 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 2.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. The closest town, Albanel, is 68 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 151 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cross

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac Cross the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -20°C in January up to 16°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac Cross runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac de la Perdrix Blanche, 1.3 km away. Check the position at Lac Cross before loading the car.