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

• Overview

  Lac Jumeau lies within the bounds of Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Height above sea level is 232 metres. Around 32 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The perimeter runs near 5.2 km, so plan the walk before you start. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Albanel sits 31 km from the bank. For a city, Saguenay is 135 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jumeau

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for 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. The near bank of Lac Jumeau is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -20°C at the bottom of winter. The ice season is long here and the open one short. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac Jumeau.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Superieur sits 3.7 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Jumeau may have changed since it was mapped.