Lac Peray in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac Peray in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surroundings are taiga. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest town is Normandin, 73 km away. It is 190 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Nearest other option: 1.1 km away is Lac Vars, Lac Morchain the better part of 1.7 km, 1.9 km away is Lac Cebazan, Lac Erp the better part of 2.4 km and 2.5 km away is Lac Miny. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Peray

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Lac Peray the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -19°C for January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Lac Peray.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. 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. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Vars sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Where Lac Peray is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.