Fishing at Lac Feneu, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Feneu lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. It lies 547 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Some 76 km away sits Normandin, the nearest settlement. Albanel is 81 km and Saint-Félicien 88 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Feneu

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac Feneu repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Lac Feneu the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. 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. If the gate is shut, Lac des Vacanciers at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac Feneu is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.