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

• Overview

  Lac Leonce sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. Around the bank it is spruce and muskeg. The closest town, Saint-Félicien, is 50 km away. Saguenay sits 132 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Within a short drive: Lac Jean-Louis (1.7 km), Lac Margot some 2.2 km off, Lac de la Sterne (2.3 km), Lac de la Tour en Bois some 2.4 km off and Lac Eric (2.5 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leonce

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name 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. Lac Leonce repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac Leonce around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac Jean-Louis is 1.7 km distant. Where Lac Leonce is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.