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

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac Midas. It lies 740 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Fulgence, 50 km off. Saguenay sits 62 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Midas

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Lac Midas gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 15°C and January at -19°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near early November in autumn. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Lac Midas runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Lac Maudit at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Midas should be assumed from this page alone.