Fishing at Lac de l'Abondance, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Abondance stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 543 metres above sea level. The water covers some 25 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 3.5 km, and most of it is walkable. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Head to Saint-Honoré, 73 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 83 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Abondance

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. The shape of Lac de l'Abondance rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about mid November in an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac de l'Abondance runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Indolent, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac de l'Abondance is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.