Fishing at Lac du Petit Pretre, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Petit Pretre stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It stands 347 metres above sea level. Some 32 km away sits Pont Rouge, the nearest settlement. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc is 34 km away, with Dolbeau-Mistassini at 40 km. Close by you have: 0.8 km away is Petit lac du Cure, Lac de l'Etable within 1.1 km, 1.3 km away is Lac Cure, Lac des Leonides within 1.4 km and 1.6 km away is Lac Tryon. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Petit Pretre

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. Fish Lac du Petit Pretre to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -19°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac du Petit Pretre.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Petit lac du Cure, 0.8 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Petit Pretre.