Fishing at Lac du Ressaut, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Ressaut is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. Elevation runs to 436 metres. The water covers some 44 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 4.2 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Few waters listed in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are bigger. Head to Leblanc, 81 km away, for anything you forgot. Saguenay is the closest city, 232 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Ressaut

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Anyone new to Lac du Ressaut should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -18°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Lac du Ressaut more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Lac Florence at 1 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Lac du Ressaut is worth confirming on the day.