Lac Tremblay Fishing near Labrecque, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Tremblay falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. What surrounds it is northern bush. With some 13 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 1.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. 67 km away sits Labrecque, the nearest town. Saguenay sits 96 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tremblay

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Lac Tremblay the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -19°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac Tremblay runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Pager at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac Tremblay as something to verify.