Petit lac Bonhomme Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Bonhomme is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. The bank is 477 metres above sea level. The water covers some 17 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 1.8 km on foot. You are 28 km from Saint-Félicien. It is 120 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Bonhomme

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean 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. Petit lac Bonhomme gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Petit lac Bonhomme.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Grand lac Bonhomme at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Petit lac Bonhomme carry more weight than any list.