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

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Morille in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits at 516 metres above sea level. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Pont Rouge sits 46 km from the bank. It is 99 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Morille

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across 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. Fish Lac de la Morille to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Lac de la Morille rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac du Lichen sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac de la Morille, the notice at the access point is the final word.