Lac Long Fishing, S of Albanel, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Long lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have spruce and muskeg. About 1.19 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The perimeter runs near 8.8 km, so plan the walk before you start. On our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list it sits near the top for size. Some 52 km away sits Albanel, the nearest settlement. Normandin is 57 km and Dolbeau-Mistassini 57 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Long

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Lac Long decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -20°C on the long-run figures. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Lac Long the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lac Marie-Rose, 6.8 km out. Check the position at Lac Long before loading the car.