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

• Overview

  Lac Louvois is set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 380 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Some 87 km away sits Normandin, the nearest settlement. Albanel is 88 km and Chibougamau 93 km. More in the same country: Lac Cousance within 1.2 km, Lac Judon at 1.9 km, Lac Josat within 2 km, Lac en Croissant at 2 km and Lac Cazal within 2.6 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Louvois

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include 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. At Lac Louvois light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Louvois.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac Cousance is 1.2 km distant. Nothing on Lac Louvois should be assumed from this page alone.