Lac des Bohemes, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean end of Quebec holds Lac des Bohemes. Land around it is spruce and muskeg. Some 56 km away sits Labrecque, the nearest settlement. Saguenay is the closest city, 84 km away. Nearby alternatives: Premier lac Gravel 0.7 km off, Lac Pour Toujours about 0.7 km, Deuxieme lac Gravel 0.9 km off, Troisieme lac Gravel about 1.2 km and Lac du Cinq de l'Eternite 1.4 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Bohemes

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. 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. Lac des Bohemes gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Lac des Bohemes to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Premier lac Gravel is 0.7 km off. The position on Lac des Bohemes is worth confirming on the day.