Fishing Lac de l'Aqueduc in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de l'Aqueduc in the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean part of Quebec. Height above sea level is 441 metres. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 41 km from Saint-Félicien. For a city, Saguenay is 131 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Aqueduc

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Lac de l'Aqueduc gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Lac de l'Aqueduc that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Filion is 0.4 km off. Check the position on Lac de l'Aqueduc before loading the car.