Lac des Asplenies Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec is where Lac des Asplenies sits. The surface lies 383 metres up. Normandin sits 68 km from the bank. For a city, Saguenay is 184 km off. Close by you also have: Lac Salbert at 0.7 km, Lac Chailland 1.1 km away, Lac Lantenay at 2 km, Lac Rigaud 2.3 km away and Lac du Carvi at 2.4 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Asplenies

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: 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. At Lac des Asplenies the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -19°C on the long-run figures. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Lac des Asplenies that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Salbert, 0.7 km out. Treat access at Lac des Asplenies as something to verify.