Lac Saveney in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac Saveney. It sits in spruce and muskeg. The closest town, Leblanc, is 81 km distant. Beyond it, Lebel-sur-Quévillon at 132 km and Senneterre at 137 km. Others worth noting: Lac Rinteau after 7.2 km, Lac de la Tete near enough 8.9 km, Lac Rivas after 11 km, Lac Travers near enough 12 km and Lac Ohomisiw after 12 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Saveney

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Saveney the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -18°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Lac Saveney the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Rinteau, 7.2 km away. Check the position at Lac Saveney before loading the car.