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

• Overview

  Lac Tarrano is set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 373 metres above sea level. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Chibougamau lies 88 km from the water. The big place round here is Saguenay, 224 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tarrano

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Lac Tarrano to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -19°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Lac Tarrano more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Lening at 1 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Lac Tarrano is worth confirming on the day.