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

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac Souffrance is a Quebec water. It sits in taiga. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Saint-Félicien lies 39 km from the water. For a city, Saguenay is 125 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Souffrance

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lac Souffrance the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The ice season is long here and the open one short. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Lac Souffrance.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac du Canard is 1.6 km off. Check the position on Lac Souffrance before loading the car.