Lac du Lievre in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac du Lievre is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean waters in Quebec. The surface lies 283 metres up. The closest town, Albanel, is 45 km away. It is 157 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Nearest other option: Petit lac Sainte-Anne roughly 1.3 km, Lac a Truite near enough 1.5 km, Lac Vaseux roughly 1.7 km, Lac Porc-Epic near enough 1.9 km and Lac a l'Ours roughly 2.2 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Lievre

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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 near bank of Lac du Lievre is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Lac du Lievre follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Petit lac Sainte-Anne sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac du Lievre, the notice at the access point is the final word.