Lac du Tresor Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Tresor sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. Tidal water begins 38 km from here. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Saint-Honoré sits 34 km from here and is the nearest stop. Saint-Fulgence is 38 km away, with Chicoutimi at 45 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Tresor

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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 Tresor the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid May. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near early November in autumn. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Lac du Tresor.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac du Gabion sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Tresor for certain.