Lac des Agriles Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Agriles sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. Height above sea level is 619 metres. Small at around 7 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Start from Normandin, 76 km down the road. Leblanc follows at 80 km, then Albanel at 83 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Agriles

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name 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. Read Lac des Agriles for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 15°C in July. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Lac des Agriles.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac Hary, 1.2 km out. Treat access at Lac des Agriles as something to verify.