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

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean entry here is Lac de la Perdrix, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 676 metres. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Saint-Fulgence is the closest town at 33 km. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 44 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Perdrix

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Lac de la Perdrix for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 15°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly early November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Lac de la Perdrix runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There are toilets 1.3 km off. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Rognon at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Lac de la Perdrix if anything is unclear.