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

• Overview

  Lac Poisson is listed under Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. Surface area runs to about 8 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Métabetchouan sits 52 km from the bank. Then Chambord, 55 km, and Roberval, 55 km. Other water nearby: Lac Rond at 0.3 km, Lac de l'Ecluse 0.8 km away, Lac Caribou at 0.9 km, Lac Couteau 1 km away and Lac des Iles at 1.1 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Poisson

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for 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. Lac Poisson responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Lac Poisson more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lac Rond at 0.3 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac Poisson in what we hold.