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

• Overview

  Lac du Bleuet falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. Boreal forest runs right down to the water. It measures about 42 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The perimeter runs near 5.4 km, so plan the walk before you start. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. Normandin sits 71 km from the bank. Further out sit Saint-Félicien (77 km) and Albanel (78 km). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Bleuet

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lac du Bleuet gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 15°C on average, January about -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Bleuet.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac aux Rochers at 2.1 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Lac du Bleuet before loading the car.