Lac Mimeault, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Mimeault belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits at 665 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Honoré, 43 km off. It is 56 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mimeault

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac Mimeault the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 15°C for July and -19°C for January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. Averages place the thaw at mid May and the freeze at early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Lac Mimeault by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Arseneault, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Lac Mimeault before loading the car.