Lac Fleuriel Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Fleuriel sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. The surroundings are spruce and muskeg. Surface area is around 12 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 1.4 km on foot. Supplies mean a trip to Chibougamau, 75 km off. Chapais is 92 km away, with Normandin at 107 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fleuriel

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Lac Fleuriel the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Lac Fleuriel to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Rosay, 1.6 km away. Check the position on Lac Fleuriel before loading the car.