Lac Rex Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Rex is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean waters in Quebec. It lies 540 metres above sea level. Small even by pond standards, it rewards one careful line. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Nearest town is Saint-Félicien, 46 km off. Normandin is 50 km away, with Saint-Prime at 53 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rex

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. 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. At Lac Rex the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Lac Rex more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac de la Vitre at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Rex for certain.