Lac Simon near Métabetchouan: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Simon belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to boreal forest. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Métabetchouan lies 33 km from the water. Beyond it, Chambord at 40 km and Desbiens at 40 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Simon

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. 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. Lac Simon responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Simon rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac au Mirage is 1.9 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Simon for certain.