Lac Pie-XII Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The setting is taiga on every side. It measures some 1.40 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Shoreline length is close to 9.7 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Few waters listed in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are bigger. Supplies mean a trip to Normandin, 79 km off. Saguenay sits 197 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pie-XII

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Lac Pie-XII where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -18°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac Pie-XII.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Serein, 2.2 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac Pie-XII.