Fishing at Lac de la Morsure, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac de la Morsure falls inside Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The country here is northern bush. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean standards. Saint-Honoré lies 47 km from the water. Saint-Ambroise is 52 km away, with Labrecque at 54 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Morsure

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. Fish Lac de la Morsure to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac de la Morsure runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Frappe-a-Bord sits 0.3 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac de la Morsure are worth checking on the day.