Lac Nicole Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Nicole is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. It sits at 339 metres above sea level. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Labrecque lies 68 km from the water. Beyond it, L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur at 71 km and Saint-Ambroise at 74 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nicole

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. 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. Lac Nicole fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -19°C on the long-run figures. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac Nicole runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Lac Martine at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Rules at Lac Nicole are worth checking on the day.