Lac de l'Eveque in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Lac de l'Eveque in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It stands 470 metres above sea level. Head to Pont Rouge, 64 km away, for anything you forgot. Saguenay is the closest city, 103 km away. Round about: Lac aux Deux Ponts 0.5 km away, 0.7 km away is Lac du Petrin, Grand lac des Chutes Blanches 1.2 km away, 1.2 km away is Lac Boulliane and Lac Vaillant 1.5 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Eveque

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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 near bank of Lac de l'Eveque is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac de l'Eveque.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac aux Deux Ponts sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac de l'Eveque if anything is unclear.