Lac des Pissenlits in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Pissenlits in Mauricie, Quebec. Elevation runs to 403 metres. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Mandeville, 23 km away, for anything you forgot. Saint-Gabriel is 31 km away, with Saint-Élie-de-Caxton at 33 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Pissenlits

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Lac des Pissenlits as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -15°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Lac des Pissenlits regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Jaseur is 0.6 km distant. Where Lac des Pissenlits is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.