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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Rene in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 441 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 12 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 2.5 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Nearest place of any size is Roberval, 45 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 115 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rene

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Take Lac Rene a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac Rene runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Flot sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Lac Rene is worth confirming on the day.