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

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Piace, in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Everything around it is northern bush. Supplies mean a trip to Chapais, 86 km off. Saguenay sits 244 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Within a short run: Lac de la Malice 1 km away, Lac des Epines (1.5 km), Lac Luscan 1.5 km away, Lac Leeds (2.3 km) and Lac Tremeoc 2.4 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Piace

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. Anyone new to Lac Piace should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -19°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Piace.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac de la Malice at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac Piace as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.