Lac Luc Fishing near Saint-Fulgence, Quebec

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, is where Lac Luc sits. The bank is 613 metres above sea level. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. The town to know is Saint-Fulgence, 63 km out. The big place round here is Saguenay, 72 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Luc

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac Luc fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac Luc runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Lac Kawapishiousnont at 1 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac Luc in particular, ask before you travel.