Lac du Vingt-Trois Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac du Vingt-Trois. The water sits 307 metres up. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 2.7 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Normandin lies 50 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 164 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Vingt-Trois

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Lac du Vingt-Trois rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -19°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac du Vingt-Trois more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac du Vingt et Un, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lac du Vingt-Trois may have changed since it was mapped.