Fishing at Lac Pied Nu, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Pied Nu falls inside Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. It stands 754 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. You are 51 km from Saint-Fulgence. Further out sit Saint-Honoré (58 km) and La Baie (58 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pied Nu

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. At Lac Pied Nu the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid May. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Lac Pied Nu to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Boumerang at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Lac Pied Nu in what we hold.