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

• Overview

  Look for Lac Folcarde in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 464 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Normandin sits 70 km from the bank. Beyond it, Albanel at 75 km and Saint-Félicien at 84 km. Nearby, in order: Lac Olmeto 1.2 km away, Lac Legna about 2.3 km, Lac Sampolo 4 km away, Lac Hydra about 4.6 km and Lac Laramee 5.3 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Folcarde

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Work Lac Folcarde in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac Folcarde follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lac Olmeto at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac Folcarde as something to verify.