Petit lac Touzin, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Petit lac Touzin is set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The water sits 549 metres up. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Nearest town is Normandin, 45 km off. Saint-Félicien follows at 45 km, then Albanel at 53 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Touzin

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Petit lac Touzin to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -18°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Petit lac Touzin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac de l'Anse at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Petit lac Touzin should be assumed from this page alone.