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

• Overview

  Lac Rondelle sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, out in Quebec. Height above sea level is 482 metres. Roughly 22 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 2.2 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The town to know is Normandin, 53 km out. Saint-Félicien is 54 km and Albanel 61 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rondelle

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Lac Rondelle the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Lac Rondelle.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Rond, 0.6 km away. Check the position at Lac Rondelle before loading the car.