Petit lac Madelon Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Madelon is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. Height above sea level is 501 metres. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. You are 54 km from Saint-Félicien. Further out sit Saint-Prime (56 km) and Roberval (59 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Madelon

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Petit lac Madelon the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -17°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Petit lac Madelon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lac Madelon, 0.7 km out. Where Petit lac Madelon is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.