Fishing at Lac Lemay, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lemay sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, out in Quebec. The surface lies 411 metres up. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Roberval at 38 km is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Métabetchouan at 40 km and Chambord at 40 km. What else is close: Lac Claire 0.6 km away, Lac Larouche at 1.6 km, Lac Henri 1.9 km away, Lac du Corbeau at 2 km and Lac Ro-Ber-Tom 2.1 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lemay

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Treat Lac Lemay as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac Lemay follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Claire, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac Lemay carry more weight than any list.