Lac Lebel, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Lebel is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. The bank is 239 metres above sea level. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. For a base, Sainte-Monique sits 37 km out. It is 77 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Close by you also have: Lac Hudon at 0.9 km, 1.4 km away is Lac Cristallin, Lac du Pique-Assiette at 2.2 km, 2.3 km away is Lac Philippe and Lac Florent at 2.7 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lebel

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish 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 Lebel gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Lac Lebel more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac Hudon is 0.9 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Lebel.