Lac Souffleux Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean entry here is Lac Souffleux, in Quebec. The bank is 419 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. 45 km away sits Métabetchouan, the nearest town. Further out sit Roberval (46 km) and Chambord (46 km). Also on the doorstep: Lac du Milieu 0.9 km, Lac du Porc-Epic at 1.8 km, Lac du Brule 2 km, Lac Siffleux at 2 km and Lac Bourque 2.1 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Souffleux

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac Souffleux fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac Souffleux runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Lac du Milieu, 0.9 km out. For Lac Souffleux, the notice at the access point is the final word.