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

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac Sirois is a Quebec water. What surrounds it is taiga. The water covers some 99 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Some 11 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. Saint-Félicien is the closest town at 64 km. Saguenay is the closest city, 165 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Sirois

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lac Sirois the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Expect Lac Sirois to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Splake, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lac Sirois may have changed since it was mapped.