Lac Rond Fishing near Mistissini, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac Rond. The water sits 543 metres up. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 1.4 km of margin, front to back. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Mistissini lies 154 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 232 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name 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. The near bank of Lac Rond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 14°C for July and -21°C for January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid May. Averages place the thaw at mid May and the freeze at early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac Rond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Cache at 3.9 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac Rond in what we hold.