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

• Overview

  Out in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, sits Lac Pasilly. It lies 376 metres above sea level. About 9 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Normandin sits 81 km from here and is the nearest stop. Saguenay is the closest city, 197 km away. Close by you have: Lac Lavoine at 0.7 km, Lac Bona-Dufour within 1.1 km, Lac Creances at 1.1 km, Lac Gerard-Audet within 1.2 km and Lac Lemer at 1.6 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pasilly

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. Lac Pasilly repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Pasilly.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Lavoine at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Pasilly, the notice at the access point is the final word.