Lac de la Brimbale Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Brimbale in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The water sits 619 metres up. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. You are 66 km from Saint-Honoré. Saint-Fulgence lies 71 km off, Saint-Ambroise another 74 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Brimbale

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Lac de la Brimbale responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 15°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid May. The season between ice runs from about mid May to early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac de la Brimbale rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Petit lac Noir at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac de la Brimbale.