Lac du Rhizome Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Rhizome lies within the bounds of Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 676 metres above sea level. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Saint-Honoré sits 34 km from the bank. Then Saint-Fulgence, 38 km, and Saint-Ambroise, 44 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Rhizome

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac du Rhizome gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 15°C in July. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid May. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac du Rhizome fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac du Versant is 1.5 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Rhizome.