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

• Overview

  Lac Penisson is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. It stands 456 metres above sea level. 44 km away sits Normandin, the nearest town. Saguenay sits 158 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Also within reach: 0.9 km out stands Lac du Hibou, Lac du Pluvier 1 km, 1.5 km out stands Lac Allay, Lac Avignon 1.7 km and 2 km out stands Lac Salerm. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Penisson

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Take Lac Penisson a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Lac Penisson regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Lac du Hibou at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac Penisson as something to verify.