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

• Overview

  Lac Secret lies within the bounds of Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to northern bush. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Some 50 km away sits Roberval, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Métabetchouan (50 km) and Chambord (52 km). The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Secret

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Lac Secret is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac Secret runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. 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. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Seguin is 0.9 km off. Ask locally about Lac Secret if anything is unclear.