Lac de la Ligne Fishing near Normandin, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac de la Ligne. The bank is 283 metres above sea level. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. The nearest place of any size is Normandin, 28 km away. Then Albanel, 32 km, and Saint-Félicien, 45 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Ligne

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. Fish Lac de la Ligne to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac de la Ligne follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lac des Pointes, 0.6 km away. Confirm access to Lac de la Ligne locally before you travel.