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

• Overview

  You will find Petit lac Dejarlais in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surface lies 311 metres up. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The nearest town is Normandin, 24 km away. Albanel is 31 km and Saint-Félicien 36 km. Near neighbours: Lac Dejarlais some 0.7 km off, Lac Ferrals about 1.2 km, Lac du Raton some 2.4 km off, Lac du Renard about 2.8 km and Lac Diel some 3.2 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Dejarlais

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Work Petit lac Dejarlais in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 16°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Petit lac Dejarlais more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Dejarlais at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Petit lac Dejarlais are worth checking on the day.