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

• Overview

  Lac Nash is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. It sits in northern bush. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Saint-Félicien lies 44 km from the water. Further out sit Saint-Prime (48 km) and Roberval (52 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nash

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. 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. Work Lac Nash in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -18°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lac Nash rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Peche is 0.7 km off. Where Lac Nash is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.