Petit lac des Epinettes Noires Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It stands 258 metres above sea level. Nearest town is Pont Rouge, 38 km off. It is 89 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Close neighbours run: Lac Gaudreault (0.6 km), Grand lac des Epinettes Noires after 1.1 km, Lac des Faux-Trembles (1.7 km), Lac du Bucher after 1.7 km and Lac aux Bleuets Secs (2.8 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac des Epinettes Noires

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Petit lac des Epinettes Noires where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -19°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Petit lac des Epinettes Noires.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Lac Gaudreault, 0.6 km away. None of that is settled for Petit lac des Epinettes Noires in what we hold.