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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Renardeau in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to taiga. With some 33 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 3.6 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. For a base, Labrecque sits 70 km out. Saguenay sits 92 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Renardeau

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac Renardeau that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Renardeau.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Raymonde at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Lac Renardeau locally before you travel.