Lac du Pinson Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean entry here is Lac du Pinson, in Quebec. The bank is 436 metres above sea level. With some 35 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 3.5 km on foot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Félicien, 30 km off. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 117 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pinson

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Work Lac du Pinson in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -18°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Pinson.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac Papillon, 1.6 km out. Check the position at Lac du Pinson before loading the car.