Lac du Braconnier Fishing near Saint-Prime, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Braconnier lies within the bounds of Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 366 metres above sea level. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Saint-Prime is the closest place, 22 km off. The big place round here is Saguenay, 109 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Braconnier

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Lac du Braconnier decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac du Braconnier that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac Chanceux is 1.2 km distant. Ask locally about Lac du Braconnier if anything is unclear.