Lac Ervy Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ervy is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. It lies 322 metres above sea level. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. For a base, Chibougamau sits 83 km out. Normandin lies 96 km off, Albanel another 97 km. Within a short run: Lac Flexieux (0.9 km), Lac Robereau within 2.1 km, Lac Henu (2.1 km), Lac Amou within 3 km and Lac Lama (3.2 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ervy

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Take Lac Ervy a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Lac Ervy more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Lac Flexieux at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac Ervy in particular, ask before you travel.