Lac Perdu Fishing near Normandin, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Perdu in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits at 273 metres above sea level. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Some 34 km away sits Albanel, the nearest settlement. After that come Normandin at 37 km and Dolbeau-Mistassini at 44 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perdu

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. The near bank of Lac Perdu is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -20°C in January up to 17°C in July. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac Perdu fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Jumeau Sud is 2.1 km off. Check the position on Lac Perdu before loading the car.