Lac Dery, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec is where Lac Dery sits. It sits in taiga country. With some 16 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.8 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest place of any size is Pont Rouge, 36 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 84 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dery

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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 Dery rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Lac Dery.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Derga sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac Dery should be assumed from this page alone.