Lac des Cypres in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Lac des Cypres in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surroundings are northern bush. Surface area is around 91 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With 8.2 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. On our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list it sits near the top for size. Labrecque sits 72 km from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur at 73 km and Pont Rouge at 74 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Cypres

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name 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. Read Lac des Cypres for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -19°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Lac des Cypres to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Lac des Femmes at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Lac des Cypres locally before you travel.