Lac Puxe Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Puxe is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean waters in Quebec. Elevation runs to 514 metres. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. For a base, Normandin sits 83 km out. Albanel is 88 km and Leblanc 90 km. Nearby alternatives: Lac Decharnay just 1.2 km, Lac Degre 2.2 km off, Lac Viviane just 2.2 km, Lac Aurec 3.4 km off and Lac Eden just 3.4 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Puxe

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include 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 Puxe the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Lac Puxe by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Decharnay, 1.2 km away. Where Lac Puxe is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.