Lac Chicot Pond in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Chicot Pond belongs to Mauricie, Quebec. What surrounds it is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. La Tuque sits 45 km from the bank. La Cité-Limoilou sits 111 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chicot Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac Chicot Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac Chicot Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac Phyllis is 0.8 km distant. Confirm access to Lac Chicot Pond locally before you travel.