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

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac de la Penurie. Land around it is northern bush. Surface area is around 12 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.1 km, small enough to learn in a day. The nearest place of any size is Pont Rouge, 32 km away. For a city, Saguenay is 89 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Penurie

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include 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. The near bank of Lac de la Penurie is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -19°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Lac de la Penurie more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Manigouche at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Lac de la Penurie may have changed since it was mapped.