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

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Vienne falls inside Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The water sits 319 metres up. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The nearest place of any size is Normandin, 72 km away. Albanel is 74 km and Dolbeau-Mistassini 89 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vienne

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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 Vienne should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Lac Vienne.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Drucat at 0.3 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Vienne for certain.