Petit lac Jourdain, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Petit lac Jourdain in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Elevation runs to 362 metres. Surface area is around 15 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 1.9 km in total. Some 28 km away sits Métabetchouan, the nearest settlement. Saguenay is the closest city, 98 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Jourdain

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. 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. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Petit lac Jourdain before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 17°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Petit lac Jourdain that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Long d'Ete, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Petit lac Jourdain, the notice at the access point is the final word.