Fishing at Petit lac Nedde, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Petit lac Nedde in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Everything around it is taiga. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Leblanc sits 97 km from the bank. Normandin is 98 km and Chibougamau 102 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Nedde

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. The near bank of Petit lac Nedde is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Petit lac Nedde around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Nedde is 0.4 km off. Where Petit lac Nedde is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.