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

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Land around it is northern bush. At roughly 7 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The nearest town is Dolbeau-Mistassini, 65 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 145 km away. Close neighbours run: Lac Gosselin 3.4 km away, Lac Roy 3.9 km, Lac de la Jambette 4.1 km away, Petit lac Ben 4.2 km and Lac Mallette 4.3 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pouliot

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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 Pouliot light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -20°C in January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac Pouliot rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Gosselin, 3.4 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Pouliot for certain.