Lac Vert Fishing near Labrecque, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Vert in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The coast is 33 km away. The water covers some 19 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 4.0 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The closest town, Saint-Ambroise, is 20 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 36 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vert

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for 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. Anyone new to Lac Vert should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 17°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac Vert runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac a l'Ours is 1.8 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Vert.