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

• Overview

  Lac du Serpent lies within the bounds of Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The water sits 396 metres up. About 8.65 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. Nearest place of any size is Pont Rouge, 108 km away. Saguenay sits 159 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Serpent

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac du Serpent a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Lac du Serpent more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. 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 des Passes Numero Deux, 5.2 km out. Nothing on Lac du Serpent should be assumed from this page alone.