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

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac Nocario is a Quebec water. The setting is northern bush on every side. Around 13 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The whole outline is near 1.8 km, and most of it is walkable. Chibougamau is the closest place, 79 km off. Further out sit Normandin (101 km) and Chapais (101 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nocario

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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 Nocario the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac Nocario runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Tridente, 1.7 km away. Treat access at Lac Nocario as something to verify.