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

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The land about it is spruce and muskeg. Around 30 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 4.3 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. Some 91 km away sits Labrecque, the nearest settlement. For a city, Saguenay is 104 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Roselins

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include 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. Read Lac des Roselins for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid May until roughly early November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. At Lac des Roselins the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Limpide is 1.6 km distant. Signs at Lac des Roselins carry more weight than any list.