Lac du Heron Fishing near Normandin, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Heron sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. The water sits 414 metres up. At about 22 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 3.1 km in total. Normandin lies 31 km from the water. Albanel is 39 km away, with Saint-Félicien at 39 km. In the same area: Lac Allegrin at 1.2 km, Lac Pacaud (1.3 km), Lac Flety at 1.3 km, Lac Estillac (1.5 km) and Lac Renald at 1.5 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Heron

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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 Heron a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac du Heron rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Allegrin is 1.2 km off. Rules at Lac du Heron are worth checking on the day.