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

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac Montiron. Beyond the shoreline you have spruce and muskeg. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Start from Chibougamau, 89 km down the road. Normandin is 91 km away, with Albanel at 92 km. Also worth knowing: Lac Vou (1.3 km), Lac Cazal at 1.4 km, Lac Verfeil (1.8 km), Lac Judon at 2.5 km and Lac Duclair (3.6 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Montiron

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. 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. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Take Lac Montiron a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Montiron.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Vou is 1.3 km distant. The position on Lac Montiron is worth confirming on the day.