Lac des Noctuelles Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Noctuelles lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. What surrounds it is spruce and muskeg. Surface area is around 11 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Normandin lies 74 km from the water. The big place round here is Saguenay, 186 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Noctuelles

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: 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. On Lac des Noctuelles a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 15°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Lac des Noctuelles the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac Betous at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac des Noctuelles should be assumed from this page alone.