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

• Overview

  Look for Petit lac Bluteau in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to northern bush. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. The nearest town is Chibougamau, 93 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 218 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Bluteau

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include 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. On Petit lac Bluteau the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Petit lac Bluteau the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Bluteau is 0.4 km off. Nothing on Petit lac Bluteau should be assumed from this page alone.