Lac Jonsac Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Jonsac sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. The surroundings are taiga. The water covers some 32 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 4.0 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. Nearest town is Normandin, 77 km off. Albanel is 82 km away, with Saint-Félicien at 91 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jonsac

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. 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. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lac Jonsac gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Lac Jonsac regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Lac Seul at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Lac Jonsac before loading the car.