Lac Poelon Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Poelon is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. The water sits 667 metres up. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Head to Saint-Fulgence, 29 km away, for anything you forgot. After that come Saint-Honoré at 37 km and La Baie at 38 km. Within a short drive: Lac Tempete after 0.3 km, Lac Rotule at 0.7 km, Lac aux Foins after 1.1 km, Lac Barbu at 1.8 km and Lac Cimon after 1.9 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Poelon

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac Poelon the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 15°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac Poelon follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac Tempete, 0.3 km out. Confirm access to Lac Poelon locally before you travel.