Fishing at Lac Morisel, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Morisel falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. It sits at 513 metres above sea level. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Leblanc is the closest town at 84 km. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 203 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Morisel

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Lac Morisel light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Morisel follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Defoy at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac Morisel should be assumed from this page alone.