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

• Overview

  Lac Suspendu falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. The water sits 368 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 10 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Head to Normandin, 56 km away, for anything you forgot. Albanel follows at 58 km, then Saint-Félicien at 73 km. Nearest other option: Lac Fourges 1.6 km, Lac Rosenau at 1.9 km, Lac Agreable 2 km, Lac Robinos at 2 km and Lac Crion 2.1 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Suspendu

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Lac Suspendu the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Lac Suspendu.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Fourges is 1.6 km off. Signs at Lac Suspendu carry more weight than any list.