Fishing Lac Servais in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Servais is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. It sits at 156 metres above sea level. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Some 1.2 km away sits Albanel, the nearest settlement. For a city, Saguenay is 114 km off. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Servais

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac Servais the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 18°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac Servais the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. The closest car park is 1.2 km away, so pack accordingly. You can camp about 1.5 km away, going by the mapping. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Leclerc is 0.6 km distant. Confirm access to Lac Servais locally before you travel.