Fishing at Lac Perce, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Perce in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 683 metres above sea level. It is high ground by Quebec standards. For supplies, Saint-Honoré is 32 km out. Saint-Fulgence lies 33 km off, Chicoutimi another 41 km. Water in the same corner: Lac de la Charette at about 0.3 km, Lac Valinouet the better part of 1 km, Lac Tourelle at about 1.9 km, Lac Perron the better part of 1.9 km and Lac Dubuc at about 2.1 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perce

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac Perce the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about early November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac Perce runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Lac de la Charette, 0.3 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac Perce.