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

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac Renac is a Quebec water. It sits at 377 metres above sea level. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest place of any size is Normandin, 66 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 184 km distant. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Injoux just 1 km, Lac Sinueux 1.4 km off, Lac Cruas just 1.7 km, Lac de la Cabane 1.8 km off and Lac Etire just 1.8 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Renac

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean 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. On Lac Renac the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac Renac.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. 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. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Injoux, 1 km away. Confirm access to Lac Renac locally before you travel.