Lac du Mort-Bois Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Mort-Bois belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to northern bush. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Normandin lies 80 km from the water. Further out sit Albanel (84 km) and Saint-Félicien (96 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Mort-Bois

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. Lac du Mort-Bois responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac du Mort-Bois.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac des Pilasses is 1.9 km off. Nothing on Lac du Mort-Bois should be assumed from this page alone.