Lac de la Poche in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac de la Poche falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. The shore lies 30 km out. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. For supplies, Saint-Fulgence is 32 km out. Saguenay sits 41 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Poche

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Lac de la Poche for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 15°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Lac de la Poche more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Virgule at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Lac de la Poche before loading the car.