Lac Roland Fishing near Pont Rouge, Quebec

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, is where Lac Roland sits. Beyond the shoreline you have boreal forest. Surface area runs to about 9 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Pont Rouge is the closest place, 92 km off. Then Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, 94 km, and Sainte-Monique, 98 km. Others within reach: Lac Grenier (1.9 km), Lac du Loup 1.9 km, Lac Bolduc (2.3 km), Lac Omer 2.6 km and Lac Noir (2.7 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Roland

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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 Roland the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac Roland.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Grenier, 1.9 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Roland for certain.