Lac du Pic-Bois Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Quebec, this is Lac du Pic-Bois. The country round it is northern bush from end to end. With some 34 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 3.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is among the larger waters listed here for Lanaudière. Start from Manawan, 32 km down the road. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 203 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pic-Bois

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac du Pic-Bois a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac du Pic-Bois follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Lac des Taons, 1.7 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Pic-Bois for certain.