Lac du Tas de Bran de Scie, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac du Tas de Bran de Scie. The bank is 280 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 15 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Nearest town is Normandin, 37 km off. After that come Albanel at 40 km and Saint-Félicien at 54 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Tas de Bran de Scie

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Lac du Tas de Bran de Scie in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Lac du Tas de Bran de Scie regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac de la Boussole sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac du Tas de Bran de Scie may have changed since it was mapped.