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

• Overview

  Lac Jos belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Elevation runs to 398 metres. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The closest town, Labrecque, is 68 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 96 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jos

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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. Lac Jos fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -19°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Lac Jos fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. 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. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Lac Tremblay at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac Jos.