Lac Limpide in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac Limpide in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank gives way to spruce and muskeg. At about 25 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 3.4 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Roberval at 21 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Saguenay, 95 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Limpide

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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 Limpide gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Limpide.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac Pot at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac Limpide as something to verify.