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

• Overview

  Lac de la Manigance is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 351 metres. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The closest town, Pont Rouge, is 80 km away. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc is 81 km and Sainte-Monique 84 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Manigance

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lac de la Manigance gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Lac de la Manigance around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac du Sulpicien at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Lac de la Manigance carry more weight than any list.