Lac Pedalo near Saint-Prime: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Pedalo stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It stands 466 metres above sea level. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Prime, 34 km away. Saguenay sits 116 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. What else is close: Lac Marineau at 1.1 km, Lac en Coeur out at 1.5 km, Lac Philippe at 1.9 km, Lac an Au-Lou out at 2.1 km and Lac an Ernest at 2.2 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pedalo

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. 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. Fish Lac Pedalo where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Lac Pedalo to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Marineau is 1.1 km distant. Treat access at Lac Pedalo as something to verify.