Lac Regis near Métabetchouan: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Regis is listed under Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Height above sea level is 449 metres. The closest town, Métabetchouan, is 32 km distant. Desbiens is 39 km and Chambord 40 km. In the same area: Lac Verreault the better part of 1.3 km, Lac Goyette 1.8 km, Lac Croche the better part of 2.1 km, Lac Chrysosteme 2.3 km and Lac Huard the better part of 2.9 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Regis

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. Lac Regis responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac Regis.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac Verreault is 1.3 km off. Treat access at Lac Regis as something to verify.