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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Mysterieux in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 462 metres above sea level. You are 70 km from Leblanc. For a city, Saguenay is 229 km off. Others worth noting: Lac Forton sits 2.1 km out, Lac Patricia a shade over 2.4 km, Lac de la Cime sits 2.7 km out, Lac Gif a shade over 3.1 km and Lac Cigare sits 3.1 km out. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mysterieux

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Lac Mysterieux decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -18°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Lac Mysterieux.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Forton is 2.1 km distant. Where Lac Mysterieux is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.