Lac Morency, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac Morency in the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean part of Quebec. Land around it is northern bush. At about 10 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 2.1 km on foot. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Start from Labrecque, 87 km down the road. It is 102 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Morency

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. 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. At Lac Morency the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 15°C in July. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about mid May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Morency by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac du Pere-Bergeron, 1.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac Morency in what we hold.