Fishing at Lac de la Pitchoff, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac de la Pitchoff, in Laurentides. The bank is 271 metres above sea level. Around 37 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The whole outline is near 3.1 km, and most of it is walkable. It ranks high for size among our Laurentides listings. Ferme-Neuve is the closest town at 28 km. Mont-Laurier is 44 km and Rivière-Rouge 59 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Pitchoff

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac de la Pitchoff gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -15°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Lac de la Pitchoff more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac aux Cypres is 2.2 km distant. Check the position on Lac de la Pitchoff before loading the car.