Fishing at Lac Pointu, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Pointu in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The coast is 32 km away. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Saint-Fulgence lies 32 km from the water. Saguenay is the closest city, 41 km away. Nearby, in order: Lac Yvan at 0.6 km, Lac Perron lies 1.1 km on, Lac Simard at 1.1 km, Grand lac Nempeche lies 1.2 km on and Lac Tourelle at 1.8 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pointu

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Lac Pointu decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 15°C and January about -19°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. The water is typically free of ice between mid May and early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Pointu rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Lac Yvan, 0.6 km away. Check the position at Lac Pointu before loading the car.