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

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, is where Lac Serein sits. Height above sea level is 414 metres. Roughly 10 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 2.1 km of margin, front to back. The closest town, Normandin, is 80 km distant. Saguenay sits 197 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Serein

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Take Lac Serein a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -18°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Lac Serein regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac des Camomilles at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Lac Serein may have changed since it was mapped.