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

• Overview

  Lac du Moqueur lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have boreal forest. It measures about 32 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With 5.2 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The town to know is Saint-Félicien, 54 km out. The big place round here is Saguenay, 152 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Moqueur

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. 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. Fish Lac du Moqueur where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -18°C for January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac du Moqueur.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Lac de la Faune, 2.7 km away. For Lac du Moqueur in particular, ask before you travel.