Petit lac Lavoie in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Quebec holds Petit lac Lavoie, in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Elevation runs to 455 metres. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Saint-Félicien is the closest place, 45 km off. Saguenay sits 133 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Lavoie

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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. On Petit lac Lavoie the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Petit lac Lavoie more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Lavoie is 0.8 km off. For Petit lac Lavoie in particular, ask before you travel.