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

• Overview

  Lac de l'Arret stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 417 metres above sea level. The closest town, Normandin, is 67 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 184 km away. More in the same country: Lac Desermous the better part of 1.1 km, Lac de la Faim out at 1.1 km, Lac Glauque the better part of 1.3 km, Lac Sognan out at 1.3 km and Lac Saint-May the better part of 1.5 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Arret

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lac de l'Arret where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -19°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Lac de l'Arret to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Desermous, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lac de l'Arret is worth confirming on the day.