Lac Lucien Fishing near Weymontachie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Lucien in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The water sits 539 metres up. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Some 69 km away sits Weymontachie, the nearest settlement. Saguenay is the closest city, 171 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lucien

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac Lucien gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Lac Lucien to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Fernand sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Lac Lucien locally before you travel.