Lac de la Racine Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Racine belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Elevation runs to 615 metres. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Saint-Honoré lies 72 km from the water. The big place round here is Saguenay, 84 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Racine

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Lac de la Racine before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 15°C and January reads -19°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. 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. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Lac de la Racine that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac des Baumiers sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Lac de la Racine carry more weight than any list.