Fishing Petit lac Blot in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Petit lac Blot is a Quebec water. The land about it is boreal forest. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest place of any size is Leblanc, 74 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 215 km distant. Neighbouring water: Lac Blot within 0.6 km, Lac Gumond near enough 1.3 km, Lac du Cramois within 1.5 km, Lac de l'Etoile near enough 1.7 km and Lac Grenet within 2.3 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Blot

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: 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 Blot gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 16°C in July. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan any trip to Petit lac Blot around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Blot sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Petit lac Blot are worth checking on the day.