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

• Overview

  Petit lac Verreault lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. It lies 445 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Roberval, 38 km away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Saguenay is 116 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Verreault

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean 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. Petit lac Verreault fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -17°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Petit lac Verreault.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac Edouard is 1.1 km distant. For Petit lac Verreault in particular, ask before you travel.