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

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec is where Lac du Miroir sits. It lies 660 metres above sea level. It measures about 17 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 2.7 km in total. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. 52 km away sits Saint-Honoré, the nearest town. Saint-Fulgence lies 55 km off, Saint-Ambroise another 62 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Miroir

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. At Lac du Miroir light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 15°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac du Miroir follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The nearest recorded ramp is Débarcadère, 450 m out. You will be walking about 1.3 km from the nearest car park. You can camp about 720 m away, going by the mapping. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Savard sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Miroir for certain.