Lac de la Truite Rouge Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean end of Quebec holds Lac de la Truite Rouge. Boreal forest runs right down to the water. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. 53 km away sits Saint-Félicien, the nearest town. Saguenay sits 134 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Truite Rouge

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. 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. At Lac de la Truite Rouge light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -17°C for January. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Lac de la Truite Rouge that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Arc-en-Ciel is 0.7 km distant. Ask locally about Lac de la Truite Rouge if anything is unclear.