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

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean end of Quebec holds Lac de la Brosse. Country round the bank runs to boreal forest. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean standards. Nearest town is Saint-Honoré, 55 km off. Saint-Ambroise lies 61 km off, Saint-Fulgence another 62 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Brosse

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. Fish Lac de la Brosse to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac de la Brosse.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac du Caribou, 0.7 km away. Where Lac de la Brosse is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.