Lac Paul Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Paul is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. Everything around it is boreal forest. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Métabetchouan lies 38 km from the water. After that come Chambord at 43 km and Desbiens at 46 km. Close by you have: Lac aux Menes a shade over 2 km, Lac Castor 2.6 km away, Lac Crespieul a shade over 2.9 km, Lac Travers 3 km away and Lac Rene-Gauthier a shade over 3.2 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Paul

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac Paul the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Expect Lac Paul to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac aux Menes, 2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Lac Paul locally before you travel.