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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Magalas in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 371 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 9 hectares — small enough to read in one session. The town to know is Normandin, 60 km out. After that come Albanel at 63 km and Dolbeau-Mistassini at 77 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Magalas

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Lac Magalas rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Magalas.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Beigue sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Lac Magalas before loading the car.