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

• Overview

  Lac Lano is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. Elevation runs to 465 metres. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Chibougamau is the closest place, 88 km off. Then Normandin, 92 km, and Albanel, 92 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lano

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in 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. The near bank of Lac Lano is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Lac Lano the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Loubinois is 2.5 km distant. Signs at Lac Lano carry more weight than any list.