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

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac de la Petite Allee belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. What surrounds it is boreal forest. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Mistissini lies 147 km from the water. For a city, Saguenay is 229 km off. Alternatives close at hand: 3.4 km away is Lac du Fripon, Lac du Frisson after 4.1 km, 4.3 km away is Lac Proche, Lac Eugrave after 4.5 km and 4.7 km away is Lac du Papillon. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Petite Allee

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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 Petite Allee responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 14°C and January reads -21°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near early November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac de la Petite Allee.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac du Fripon sits 3.4 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac de la Petite Allee as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.