Petit lac aux Dores in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Quebec holds Petit lac aux Dores, in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. It lies 315 metres above sea level. Head to Albanel, 46 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Normandin (46 km) and Dolbeau-Mistassini (58 km). Alternatives close at hand: Lac aux Dores 1.1 km, Lac Perdu some 2.2 km off, Lac du Goeland 2.6 km, Lac Porc-Epic some 2.9 km off and Lac du Gros Male 3.1 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac aux Dores

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. Petit lac aux Dores gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -19°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Petit lac aux Dores follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac aux Dores, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Petit lac aux Dores in what we hold.