Troisieme lac Froid Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Troisieme lac Froid in the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean part of Quebec. The surface lies 376 metres up. It runs to roughly 15 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 1.8 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. For supplies, L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur is 46 km out. Saguenay sits 81 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Troisieme lac Froid

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Troisieme lac Froid responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 16°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Troisieme lac Froid fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Jean is 0.9 km off. Ask locally about Troisieme lac Froid if anything is unclear.