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

• Overview

  Look for Lac Retreci in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 346 metres above sea level. L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur lies 50 km from the water. For a city, Saguenay is 83 km off. What else is close: Deuxieme lac Travers lies 0.9 km on, 1 km away is Lac de la Savane, Premier lac Travers lies 1.2 km on, 1.4 km away is Lac Noel and Lac Blanche lies 2.2 km on. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Retreci

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac Retreci responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac Retreci runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Deuxieme lac Travers sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac Retreci if anything is unclear.