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

• Overview

  Lac Faux belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 387 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 12 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 1.8 km on foot. Saint-Félicien sits 42 km from the bank. Beyond it, Saint-Prime at 44 km and Roberval at 46 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Faux

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. 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. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac Faux fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. The ice season is long here and the open one short. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Lac Faux by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Rocky, 1.2 km away. Confirm access to Lac Faux locally before you travel.