Fishing at Lac a la Pie, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  The Laurentides entry here is Lac a la Pie, in Quebec. The bank gives way to pine and birch. Nearest place of any size is Labelle, 2.9 km away. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 99 km away. In the same area: Lac Paradis at 0.7 km, Lac Saindon after 1.9 km, Petit lac de la Mine at 2.3 km, Lac Rock after 3.1 km and Lac Anfousse at 3.5 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Pie

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Lac a la Pie should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -14°C for January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Lac a la Pie fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac Paradis, 0.7 km out. Treat Lac a la Pie as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.