Lac Parent near Roberval: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surroundings are spruce and muskeg. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 8.6 km away sits Roberval, the nearest settlement. Chambord is 15 km and Saint-Prime 17 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Parent

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish 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. Take Lac Parent a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Lac Parent more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac du Quatre sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac Parent.