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

• Overview

  Lac Traineux is set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Elevation runs to 458 metres. The town to know is Pont Rouge, 65 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 104 km away. Others close at hand: Lac Echo (0.2 km), Lac Boulliane sits 0.6 km out, Lac Souris (0.7 km), Lac Etire sits 0.9 km out and Lac du Lingot (1.1 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Traineux

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac Traineux gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac Traineux rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac Echo, 0.2 km out. Confirm access to Lac Traineux locally before you travel.