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

• Overview

  Lac des Leonides is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. The water sits 308 metres up. Roughly 10 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 2.3 km of margin, front to back. The closest town, Pont Rouge, is 32 km away. For a city, Saguenay is 95 km off. If this one is busy: Petit lac du Cure 0.7 km away, Lac Beaudet lies 1.1 km on, Lac Cure 1.2 km away, Lac du Petit Pretre lies 1.4 km on and Lac Claveau 1.8 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Leonides

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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 Leonides for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -19°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac des Leonides.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Petit lac du Cure is 0.7 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac des Leonides in what we hold.