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

• Overview

  Lac de la Brimbale stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 248 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Nearest place of any size is Pont Rouge, 62 km away. Then Dolbeau-Mistassini, 63 km, and Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, 64 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Brimbale

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Take Lac de la Brimbale a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Lac de la Brimbale around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac du Caribou is 3.1 km distant. For Lac de la Brimbale in particular, ask before you travel.