Lac du Ruisseau, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Ruisseau belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The sea is 33 km distant. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Head to Saint-Fulgence, 43 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit La Baie (51 km) and Saint-Honoré (51 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Ruisseau

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. On Lac du Ruisseau that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 15°C, the water has a wide range to work through. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid May. The water is typically free of ice between mid May and early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac du Ruisseau around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac du Radeau is 1 km off. None of that is settled for Lac du Ruisseau in what we hold.