Lac du Bihoreau, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Bihoreau lies within the bounds of Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Nearest town is Saint-Honoré, 88 km off. The big place round here is Saguenay, 101 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Bihoreau

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Take Lac du Bihoreau a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -19°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Lac du Bihoreau by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac de l'Epervier, 2.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Lac du Bihoreau as something to verify.