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

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean entry here is Lac de la Stupeur, in Quebec. The country round it is spruce and muskeg from end to end. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Pont Rouge lies 50 km from the water. It is 98 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Stupeur

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. 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. 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. Fish Lac de la Stupeur where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -19°C for January. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac de la Stupeur.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lac de l'Etancon, 0.5 km away. Check the position on Lac de la Stupeur before loading the car.