Lac Wells Fishing near Labrecque, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Wells is set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The water sits 280 metres up. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest place of any size is Labrecque, 23 km away. Then L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, 28 km, and Saint-Ambroise, 32 km. What else is close: Lac Fernand at 0.9 km, Lac a Freddy near enough 1.4 km, Lac Tchitogama at 1.9 km, Lac du Cap near enough 3.1 km and Lac David at 3.1 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Wells

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Fish documented in 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 Wells the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Lac Wells more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Fernand at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Lac Wells if anything is unclear.