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

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Height above sea level is 393 metres. Leblanc sits 96 km from the bank. It is 219 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Within a short run: Lac Haltere about 0.7 km, Lac Chatou the better part of 1 km, Lac Ereac about 1.2 km, Lac Angos the better part of 1.4 km and Lac Accroche about 2.4 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pepieux

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac Pepieux responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 16°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Lac Pepieux more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Haltere is 0.7 km distant. Check the position on Lac Pepieux before loading the car.