Lac Renard in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits in northern bush country. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Saint-Prime is the closest town at 46 km. Further out sit Roberval (47 km) and Saint-Félicien (47 km). Near neighbours: Lac du Corbeau out at 1 km, Lac de la Petite Truite at 2.7 km, Lac du Rubis out at 2.8 km, Lac a Thomas at 3.4 km and Lac de la Sterne out at 3.7 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Renard

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac Renard repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That shapes the year on Lac Renard.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lac du Corbeau, 1 km away. Treat Lac Renard as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.