Le Petit Lacon Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Le Petit Lacon lies within the bounds of Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits in boreal forest. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Nearest place of any size is Labrecque, 54 km away. Saguenay sits 86 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Le Petit Lacon

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The near bank of Le Petit Lacon is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 16°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan any trip to Le Petit Lacon around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Le Lacon at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Le Petit Lacon as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.