Lac Pole Nord, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, sits Lac Pole Nord. Elevation runs to 472 metres. Roughly 24 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 5.7 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Roberval is the closest town at 48 km. Further out sit Saint-Prime (49 km) and Saint-Félicien (51 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pole Nord

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. 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 Pole Nord gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Lac Pole Nord more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac de la Belette at 1.3 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Pole Nord in particular, ask before you travel.