Lac de la Revanche, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac de la Revanche falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. Around the bank it is boreal forest. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 69 km from Pont Rouge. The big place round here is Saguenay, 104 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Revanche

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. 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. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac de la Revanche that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -19°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac de la Revanche runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Maral, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac de la Revanche should be assumed from this page alone.