Lac du Sorcier, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Sorcier in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The ground round it is spruce and muskeg. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. For a base, Saint-Honoré sits 40 km out. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 52 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Sorcier

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Lac du Sorcier in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 15°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid May. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Time your trip to Lac du Sorcier by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac du Mocassin, 0.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lac du Sorcier is worth confirming on the day.