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

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The ground around here is taiga. For supplies, Saint-Félicien is 50 km out. Saint-Prime is 51 km away, with Roberval at 53 km. Close by you have: Lac Plat Est within 0.7 km, Lac au Bout 2 km away, Lac de la Cachette within 2.1 km, Lac Emilien 2.9 km away and Lac Leonce within 3 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Zero

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: 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. Lac Zero gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in January up to 16°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Lac Zero more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Plat Est, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lac Zero may have changed since it was mapped.