Lac Noir Fishing near Saint-Félicien, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Noir sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. Height above sea level is 424 metres. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Some 22 km away sits Saint-Félicien, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Normandin at 28 km and Saint-Prime at 30 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Noir

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Lac Noir for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -18°C for January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Time your trip to Lac Noir by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac a Jim sits 2.2 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac Noir if anything is unclear.