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

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac du Frimas belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Elevation runs to 343 metres. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. The town to know is Pont Rouge, 73 km out. Labrecque is 73 km away, with L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur at 74 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Frimas

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Lac du Frimas is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac du Frimas rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lac de la Balance, 0.4 km out. Check the position on Lac du Frimas before loading the car.