Lac du Pecheur near Lac-Simon: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac du Pecheur belongs to Laurentides, Quebec. The surroundings are mixed forest. The town to know is Lac-Simon, 6.5 km out. After that come La Conception at 8.2 km and Mont-Tremblant at 19 km. Water in the same corner: Lac du Campeur 0.7 km away, Petit lac Victor at 1.1 km, Lac Croche 1.7 km away, Petit lac Demele at 1.8 km and Lac de la Decharge 1.8 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pecheur

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lac du Pecheur before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac du Pecheur the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The closest car park is 950 m away, so pack accordingly. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac du Campeur is 0.7 km distant. What applies at Lac du Pecheur may have changed since it was mapped.