Fishing Lac a Pierrot in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a Pierrot sits within Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec. Tidal water begins 5.8 km from here. Sainte-Anne-des-Monts at 65 km is the nearest place to stop. Cap-Chat is 79 km away, with Gaspé at 92 km. Close by you also have: Lac de la Pointe au Cedre about 1.5 km, Lac de l'Anse Pleureuse the better part of 2.8 km, Lac a Foin about 3.2 km, Petit lac a Foin the better part of 4.4 km and Lac Castor about 4.6 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Pierrot

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine list American eel, striped bass, alewife and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac a Pierrot a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lac a Pierrot fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac de la Pointe au Cedre at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac a Pierrot is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.