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

• Overview

  Lac Levaux is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. It stands 401 metres above sea level. At about 14 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 1.9 km on foot. Head to Normandin, 56 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Albanel, 59 km, and Saint-Félicien, 73 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Levaux

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Lac Levaux in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -19°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Levaux.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Salignac, 1.4 km away. What applies at Lac Levaux may have changed since it was mapped.