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

• Overview

  Lac des Paques lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. Everything around it is taiga. Nearest town is Labrecque, 53 km off. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 85 km away. Other water within reach: Lac du Marasme at 0.9 km, Le Petit Lacon at about 1.1 km, Lac Henri at 1.1 km, Lac de la Proche Colline at about 1.3 km and Le Lacon at 1.5 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Paques

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Lac des Paques rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -19°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac des Paques fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac du Marasme at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Lac des Paques.