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

• Overview

  Lac Fouju stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have northern bush. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Normandin sits 78 km from the bank. Leblanc lies 84 km off, Albanel another 85 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fouju

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lac Fouju the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Lac Fouju regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Poupas sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Lac Fouju locally before you travel.