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

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean entry here is Lac Frontiere, in Quebec. It lies 532 metres above sea level. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. You are 63 km from Saint-Félicien. Normandin lies 67 km off, Saint-Prime another 70 km. Other water nearby: Lac McCurdy some 1 km off, Lac Silver Dart sits 1.9 km out, Lac Bertrand some 2.5 km off, Lac Roger sits 2.7 km out and Lac Itoff some 2.8 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Frontiere

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Lac Frontiere is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac Frontiere follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac McCurdy is 1 km off. Rules at Lac Frontiere are worth checking on the day.