Lac Perdu Fishing near Saint-Prime, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Perdu falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. The water sits 310 metres up. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Saint-Félicien sits 15 km from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Saint-Prime at 19 km and Roberval at 26 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perdu

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Lac Perdu for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Lac Perdu.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. A pier 1.1 km from here gives a platform over deeper water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lac Equerre at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac Perdu in what we hold.