Lac de la Boussole, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac de la Boussole is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. It lies 286 metres above sea level. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Start from Normandin, 37 km down the road. It is 154 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Boussole

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. Treat Lac de la Boussole as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -19°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac de la Boussole fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac du Tas de Bran de Scie at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac de la Boussole as something to verify.