Fishing at Lac du Vingt et Un, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Vingt et Un lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The water sits 287 metres up. It runs to roughly 24 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 2.7 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The closest town, Normandin, is 48 km distant. Saguenay is the closest city, 162 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Vingt et Un

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac du Vingt et Un the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -19°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Vingt et Un.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lac du Vingt-Trois at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Vingt et Un for certain.