Lac Manin Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Manin is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. The country round it is taiga from end to end. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. The nearest place of any size is Chibougamau, 88 km away. Then Normandin, 96 km, and Albanel, 99 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Manin

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lac Manin fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -19°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac Manin runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac Sautel is 0.4 km distant. For Lac Manin in particular, ask before you travel.