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

• Overview

  Lac Pelves is set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 503 metres above sea level. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Normandin lies 78 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 195 km away. If this one is busy: Lac Cindre within 0.6 km, Lac Abscon out at 0.7 km, Lac Samer within 1.1 km, Lac Gien out at 1.5 km and Lac Hurlus within 1.9 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pelves

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lac Pelves the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Pelves runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Cindre sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Where Lac Pelves is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.