Lac Froid Fishing near Saint-Honoré, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Froid belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. It lies 512 metres above sea level. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Saint-Honoré sits 41 km from here and is the nearest stop. Labrecque follows at 43 km, then Saint-Ambroise at 43 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Froid

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Take Lac Froid a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Lac Froid regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac du Dos de Cheval at 2.2 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac Froid as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.