Lac Rivest, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Rivest, in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Elevation runs to 408 metres. The water covers some 15 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 2.0 km in total. Start from Leblanc, 94 km down the road. Saguenay sits 231 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rivest

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Lac Rivest responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -19°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac Rivest.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac du Nid is 0.5 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Rivest in what we hold.