Lac Tryon Fishing near Pont Rouge, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Tryon in the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean part of Quebec. The water sits 281 metres up. It measures about 13 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 2.3 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Pont Rouge is the closest town at 34 km. For a city, Saguenay is 94 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tryon

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lac Tryon to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Lac Tryon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Lac Bocabec, 0.8 km out. Ask locally about Lac Tryon if anything is unclear.