Lac des Quatre Branches, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Quatre Branches in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Height above sea level is 517 metres. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. For supplies, Labrecque is 56 km out. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 85 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Quatre Branches

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Lac des Quatre Branches for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -19°C for January. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Lac des Quatre Branches to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Deuxieme lac Gravel is 1.2 km distant. Signs at Lac des Quatre Branches carry more weight than any list.