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

• Overview

  Lac Wellie is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. What surrounds it is spruce and muskeg. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. 48 km away sits Sainte-Monique, the nearest town. The big place round here is Saguenay, 83 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Wellie

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Lac Wellie before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -19°C on the long-run figures. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Wellie by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. 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. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Premier lac Travers at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Wellie should be assumed from this page alone.