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

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean end of Quebec holds Lac Wanish. The water sits 348 metres up. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean standards. Normandin sits 63 km from here and is the nearest stop. Albanel follows at 64 km, then Dolbeau-Mistassini at 78 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Wanish

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across 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. On Lac Wanish a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Lac Wanish regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Lac Toudon, 1 km away. What applies at Lac Wanish may have changed since it was mapped.