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

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean end of Quebec holds Lac Lavoie. It stands 664 metres above sea level. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. You are 45 km from Saint-Honoré. Further out sit Saint-Ambroise (49 km) and Labrecque (51 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout. Our records class it as a lake.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lavoie

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Lac Lavoie the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Lac Lavoie rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Saint-Jacques at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Lac Lavoie before loading the car.