Fishing at Lac Roquette, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Roquette, in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The country round it is boreal forest from end to end. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. The closest town, Labrecque, is 83 km away. For a city, Saguenay is 99 km off. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Roquette

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. Lac Roquette repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Roquette.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac du Petit Portage is 1.9 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Roquette for certain.