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

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean entry here is Lac de l'Iris Bleu, in Quebec. The surface lies 603 metres up. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Start from Saint-Honoré, 69 km down the road. Saint-Fulgence lies 71 km off, Saint-Ambroise another 78 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Iris Bleu

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. 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. The shape of Lac de l'Iris Bleu decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 15°C and January near -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. From about mid May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Lac de l'Iris Bleu fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac de la Viree, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Lac de l'Iris Bleu before loading the car.