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

• Overview

  Lac Robinos stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It stands 363 metres above sea level. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 1.7 km on foot. You are 58 km from Normandin. For a city, Saguenay is 174 km off. Near neighbours include: Lac Soupin 1.3 km, Lac Brillard 1.4 km away, Lac Fourges 1.5 km, Lac Vertain 1.7 km away and Lac Toulouse 1.9 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Robinos

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name 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 Robinos the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac Robinos runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Lac Soupin, 1.3 km away. Check the position at Lac Robinos before loading the car.