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

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Menerval, in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The water sits 439 metres up. Normandin is the closest town at 47 km. For a city, Saguenay is 163 km off. What else is close: Lac des Rales some 0.2 km off, Lac Robert 0.7 km away, Lac Duca some 1.1 km off, Lac Gacien 1.5 km away and Lac du Canard some 1.7 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Menerval

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac Menerval the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac Menerval runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac des Rales is 0.2 km distant. Ask locally about Lac Menerval if anything is unclear.