Lac a Pitre-du-Nord, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac a Pitre-du-Nord belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Everything around it is northern bush. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Saint-Félicien lies 44 km from the water. Saint-Prime is 49 km away, with Normandin at 52 km. Close by you also have: Lac Lamy a touch under 0.6 km, Lac Renaud sits 1.5 km out, Lac Miroir a touch under 1.7 km, Lac Andre sits 1.8 km out and Lac Ghislain a touch under 2.1 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Pitre-du-Nord

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lac a Pitre-du-Nord where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -18°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Lac a Pitre-du-Nord the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Lamy, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac a Pitre-du-Nord in particular, ask before you travel.