Lac des Pins Fishing near La Tuque, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Pins sits within Mauricie in Quebec. The surface lies 392 metres up. At roughly 9 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. La Tuque lies 36 km from the water. The big place round here is La Cité-Limoilou, 109 km distant. Nearest other option: Lac Pur at about 0.9 km, Premier lac Maudit (2 km), Lac Zoe at about 2.1 km, Lac Skitawabo (2.2 km) and Lac de la Catin at about 2.4 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Pins

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Lac des Pins light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac des Pins fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Pur at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac des Pins should be assumed from this page alone.