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

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Yvon falls inside Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Around the bank it is northern bush. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Saint-Fulgence, is 68 km away. Beyond it, Saint-Honoré at 68 km and Chicoutimi at 77 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Yvon

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. 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. Take Lac Yvon a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 16°C in July. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about mid November in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Yvon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac du Moineau is 0.4 km distant. Confirm access to Lac Yvon locally before you travel.