Lac Rond Fishing near Labrecque, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Rond falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. The water sits 394 metres up. Surface area is around 62 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 3.5 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. Nearest place of any size is Labrecque, 33 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 54 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac Rond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -18°C for January. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Lac Rond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Gaston sits 2.4 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Rond.