Fishing at Lac de Ma Fille, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de Ma Fille in the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean part of Quebec. The country here is northern bush. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is high ground by Quebec standards. The nearest town is Saint-Fulgence, 46 km away. La Baie follows at 50 km, then Sacré-Coeur at 55 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de Ma Fille

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Lac de Ma Fille is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 15°C and January about -18°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Once it clears, about mid May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac de Ma Fille follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac du Grand Homme sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac de Ma Fille may have changed since it was mapped.