Lac Harvey Fishing near Pont Rouge, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, sits Lac Harvey. It stands 283 metres above sea level. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 34 km from Pont Rouge. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 86 km away. Within easy reach: Lac de la Gorgee out at 0.4 km, 0.6 km away is Lac Vahery, Lac Terrible out at 1.4 km, 1.5 km away is Lac du Passage des Aigles and Lac du Sarcasme out at 1.7 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Harvey

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: 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. Take Lac Harvey a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -19°C for January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Lac Harvey the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac de la Gorgee, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac Harvey should be assumed from this page alone.