Second lac Fred, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean end of Quebec holds Second lac Fred. It sits at 439 metres above sea level. Roughly 10 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 1.6 km, small enough to learn in a day. For a base, Saint-Félicien sits 28 km out. Then Normandin, 32 km, and Saint-Prime, 37 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Second lac Fred

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Take Second lac Fred a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Second lac Fred follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Fred is 0.7 km off. Check the position on Second lac Fred before loading the car.