Lac du Pic Dore Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac du Pic Dore. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. La Tuque is the closest town at 60 km. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is 62 km and Saint-Tite 64 km. Within a short drive: Lac du Roselin Pourpre at 0.7 km, Lac du Goglu some 0.8 km off, Lac du Heron at 0.8 km, Lac du Geai Bleu some 1.4 km off and Lac de la Becasse at 1.6 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pic Dore

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac du Pic Dore the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Lac du Pic Dore regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac du Roselin Pourpre sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac du Pic Dore in what we hold.