Fishing Lac des Trois Soeurs in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac des Trois Soeurs is a Quebec water. Beyond the shoreline you have northern bush. It runs to roughly 62 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 3.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. Few waters listed in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are bigger. Nearest place of any size is Métabetchouan, 42 km away. Then Chambord, 44 km, and Roberval, 45 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Trois Soeurs

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The near bank of Lac des Trois Soeurs is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Lac des Trois Soeurs by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is a pier recorded roughly 280 m away. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Leo is 1.1 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac des Trois Soeurs.