Lac des Verges d'Or in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac des Verges d'Or lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 372 metres. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to Chibougamau, 86 km off. Beyond it, Normandin at 98 km and Chapais at 100 km. Neighbouring water: Lac Bayet at 1.9 km, Lac Sautel about 2.2 km, Lac Hecourt at 2.2 km, Lac Manin about 2.2 km and Lac Cudot at 2.3 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Verges d'Or

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac des Verges d'Or a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -19°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac des Verges d'Or that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. 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. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Lac Bayet, 1.9 km out. For Lac des Verges d'Or, the notice at the access point is the final word.