Lac des Iles Fishing near Albanel, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The land about it is taiga. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 2.5 km in total. For a base, Normandin sits 38 km out. Further out sit Albanel (39 km) and Dolbeau-Mistassini (53 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Iles

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. 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. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Lac des Iles a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan any trip to Lac des Iles around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Petit lac Montreal sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac des Iles.