Lac Mazeley Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Mazeley is listed under Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 309 metres above sea level. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Normandin lies 40 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 158 km away. What else is close: Lac du Liset 0.9 km away, 2 km out stands Lac Guillemet, Lac Bulhon 2 km away, 2.5 km out stands Lac Larouaque and Lac du Panais 3.3 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mazeley

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. 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. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include 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. Treat Lac Mazeley as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Mazeley.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac du Liset sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Mazeley may have changed since it was mapped.