Lac du Pimbina Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Pimbina is a Lanaudière water, Quebec side. The surroundings are mixed forest. The water covers some 85 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. On our Lanaudière list it sits near the top for size. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm is the closest town at 6.6 km. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 83 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pimbina

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lac du Pimbina light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac du Pimbina fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Fishing from a pier is possible 1.3 km away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac la Clef sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Pimbina for certain.