Lac Furrois Fishing near Normandin, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac Furrois. The setting is boreal forest on every side. The water covers some 59 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The outline measures near 7.5 km, so local knowledge counts. Few waters listed in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are bigger. 89 km away sits Normandin, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 206 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Furrois

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lac Furrois to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -18°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. 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. On Lac Furrois that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Sivadier at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Lac Furrois as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.