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

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Around the bank it is northern bush. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. The nearest town is Saint-Fulgence, 29 km away. Saint-Honoré lies 31 km off, Chicoutimi another 38 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Lynx

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name 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. The near bank of Lac du Lynx is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 15°C and January about -19°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Look for the thaw near mid May; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Lac du Lynx more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. The closest car park is 1 km away, so pack accordingly. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Adrien-Gagnon is 0.6 km distant. Nothing on Lac du Lynx should be assumed from this page alone.