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

• Overview

  Lac Vert is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have boreal forest. The water covers some 23 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 3.3 km in total. Start from Saint-Félicien, 22 km down the road. Beyond it, Saint-Prime at 23 km and Roberval at 27 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vert

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish 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. On Lac Vert the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac Vert follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Petit lac Vert, 0.4 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac Vert.