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

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac Neptune. It sits at 575 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 12 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 3.0 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Nearest town is Saint-Honoré, 80 km off. Saguenay is the closest city, 92 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Neptune

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac Neptune the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid May until roughly early November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Lac Neptune by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac des Yvette at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Neptune should be assumed from this page alone.