Lac Ytrac in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Ytrac is listed under Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits in taiga country. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean standards. The nearest place of any size is Leblanc, 72 km away. For a city, Saguenay is 206 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ytrac

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lac Ytrac to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -18°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Lac Ytrac regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Bouzais sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Ytrac.