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

• Overview

  Lac du Lichen lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Land around it is taiga. At roughly 9 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Nearest town is Pont Rouge, 46 km off. Then Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, 47 km, and Dolbeau-Mistassini, 53 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Lichen

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lac du Lichen repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Lac du Lichen to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac de la Morille sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lac du Lichen as something to verify.