Lac de l'Immortelle Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec is where Lac de l'Immortelle sits. It sits in taiga. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. The nearest town is Saint-Honoré, 70 km away. Saguenay sits 79 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Immortelle

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Lac de l'Immortelle rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. The season between ice runs from about mid May to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Lac de l'Immortelle the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac de l'Esterlet, 1 km out. Confirm access to Lac de l'Immortelle locally before you travel.