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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Mauran in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Height above sea level is 393 metres. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Chibougamau lies 89 km from the water. It is 231 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mauran

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Lac Mauran for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Lac Mauran that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac Lalancette is 0.5 km distant. Rules at Lac Mauran are worth checking on the day.