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

• Overview

  Lac Yvon lies within the bounds of Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The land about it is boreal forest. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The nearest town is Pont Rouge, 38 km away. Then Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, 40 km, and Dolbeau-Mistassini, 46 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Yvon

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. 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. Lac Yvon responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac Yvon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac du Sous-Marin at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Lac Yvon before loading the car.