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

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, is where Lac de l'Avocat sits. The country here is northern bush. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Start from Pont Rouge, 73 km down the road. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc is 74 km away, with Labrecque at 76 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Avocat

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for 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. The shape of Lac de l'Avocat rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -19°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Lac de l'Avocat.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. 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. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac du Notaire is 0.7 km distant. Check the position on Lac de l'Avocat before loading the car.