Petit lac a Muir, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Petit lac a Muir. The setting is spruce and muskeg. 16 km away sits Saint-Honoré, the nearest town. Saint-Ambroise is 22 km and Chicoutimi 29 km. What else is close: Lac Miours near enough 0.6 km, Lac David a touch under 0.8 km, Lac Gasoune near enough 1.3 km, Lac Noir a touch under 1.8 km and Lac Genoux near enough 1.9 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac a Muir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean 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. Petit lac a Muir responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Petit lac a Muir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Miours, 0.6 km away. The position on Petit lac a Muir is worth confirming on the day.