Lac Ferrier in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Ferrier belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Height above sea level is 354 metres. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Start from Pont Rouge, 79 km down the road. Saguenay is the closest city, 115 km away. Others within reach: Lac du Relais 0.6 km away, Lac de l'Aviron at about 0.8 km, Lac Dicaire 1 km away, Lac Nepton at about 1.1 km and LacMcLean 1.2 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ferrier

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac Ferrier a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 16°C in July. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Ferrier follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac du Relais, 0.6 km out. Treat access at Lac Ferrier as something to verify.