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

• Overview

  Lac Proix stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Height above sea level is 393 metres. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. You are 88 km from Normandin. It is 205 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Proix

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish 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 Proix decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 16°C in July. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Time your trip to Lac Proix by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lac Ibos, 0.4 km away. Nothing on Lac Proix should be assumed from this page alone.