Fishing Lac du Lunch in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac du Lunch. Elevation runs to 268 metres. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Pont Rouge lies 27 km from the water. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc lies 27 km off, Sainte-Monique another 28 km. Not far off: Lac de la Fraye about 1.3 km, Lac Moquermock at about 3.4 km, Lac Epiphane about 3.8 km, Lac Eric at about 3.9 km and Lac du Cinquante about 4.2 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Lunch

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean 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. The shape of Lac du Lunch rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -19°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac du Lunch more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac de la Fraye at 1.3 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac du Lunch, the notice at the access point is the final word.