Lac du Besson Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Besson is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. The bank is 714 metres above sea level. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Saint-Fulgence lies 42 km from the water. For a city, Saguenay is 54 km off. Near neighbours: Lac Terrible at about 0.4 km, Lac de la Hachette roughly 1 km, Lac Loin at about 1.4 km, Lac Denis roughly 1.4 km and Lac Eclair at about 1.4 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Besson

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Lac du Besson before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 15°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at mid May and the freeze at early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on Lac du Besson.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Terrible at 0.4 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac du Besson as something to verify.