Petit lac Clair near Saint-Honoré: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Petit lac Clair stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Elevation runs to 184 metres. It covers about 10 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. You are 9.7 km from Saint-Honoré. The big place round here is Saguenay, 23 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Clair

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Petit lac Clair decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -18°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Petit lac Clair rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Mial, 0.9 km away. Ask locally about Petit lac Clair if anything is unclear.