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

• Overview

  Look for Lac Forcade in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits in spruce and muskeg country. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Supplies mean a trip to Normandin, 48 km off. For a city, Saguenay is 157 km off. Within a short drive: Lac Labeaume 1.1 km, Lac Dutau at 1.8 km, Lac Arel 1.9 km, Lac Mata at 2.3 km and Lac Boomerang 2.3 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Forcade

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. Read Lac Forcade for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac Forcade.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. 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. Lac Labeaume at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Forcade in particular, ask before you travel.