Lac Dix Piastres in Capitale-Nationale: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Capitale-Nationale end of Quebec holds Lac Dix Piastres. It sits in taiga country. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 1.4 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Laurentides at 25 km is the nearest place to stop. Saint-Raymond is 45 km and Fossambault-sur-le-Lac 54 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dix Piastres

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Capitale-Nationale include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker and sauger. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac Dix Piastres a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lac Dix Piastres runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Onekio sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac Dix Piastres if anything is unclear.