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

• Overview

  Petit lac Bellemare sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. The water sits 200 metres up. At about 72 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With 7.3 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are bigger. Start from Pont Rouge, 40 km down the road. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc lies 42 km off, Dolbeau-Mistassini another 42 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Bellemare

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Petit lac Bellemare where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 17°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan any trip to Petit lac Bellemare around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Lac Perron, 2 km out. Check the current arrangement for Petit lac Bellemare.