Lac Raoul Fishing near Labrecque, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Raoul is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. The surface lies 407 metres up. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. The closest town, Labrecque, is 69 km away. L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur lies 70 km off, Pont Rouge another 71 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Raoul

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac Raoul a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Expect Lac Raoul to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac Irise at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Lac Raoul is worth confirming on the day.