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

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Pointe de Fleche in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The setting is northern bush on every side. Nearest town is Leblanc, 72 km off. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 223 km away. Nearby alternatives: Lac Venteux at 1 km, Lac Doigt 1.1 km off, Lac Cante at 1.3 km, Lac Mens 1.5 km off and Lac Cureux at 1.6 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Pointe de Fleche

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Lac de la Pointe de Fleche to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Lac de la Pointe de Fleche.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Venteux, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac de la Pointe de Fleche carry more weight than any list.