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

• Overview

  Lac Tremblay falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. Land around it is boreal forest. At about 53 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With 5.1 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The nearest town is Saint-Honoré, 50 km away. Then Saint-Fulgence, 53 km, and Saint-Ambroise, 60 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tremblay

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Lac Tremblay to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 15°C, while January sits near -19°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid May. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Lac Tremblay regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Launching is at Débarcadère, about 580 m away. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac du Dortoir at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Tremblay in particular, ask before you travel.