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

• Overview

  Lac des Jaseurs stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The water sits 326 metres up. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. The town to know is Pont Rouge, 58 km out. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc lies 59 km off, Sainte-Monique another 60 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off. It sits far enough from the road to feel away from things.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Jaseurs

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Lac des Jaseurs decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Expect Lac des Jaseurs to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac de l'Averse is 0.7 km off. Check the position on Lac des Jaseurs before loading the car.