Fishing at Lac du Pinson Dore, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Pinson Dore is a Lanaudière water, Quebec side. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. For supplies, Manawan is 29 km out. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 190 km off. Also within reach: Lac Paquin at 2.4 km, Riviere Nemiscachingue 2.8 km away, Lac Duval at 4.2 km, Lac Caire 4.6 km away and Petit lac Tetakosiwin at 4.7 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pinson Dore

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Lanaudière: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Lac du Pinson Dore the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Anyone fishing Lac du Pinson Dore regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Paquin is 2.4 km off. For Lac du Pinson Dore in particular, ask before you travel.