Lac de la Griffe in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac de la Griffe stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The water sits 602 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The town to know is Saint-Honoré, 67 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 78 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Griffe

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. On Lac de la Griffe the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 15°C in July. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid May. On average, mid May opens the water and early November closes it again. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Expect Lac de la Griffe to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in 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. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac du Duvet at 2 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac de la Griffe in what we hold.