Fishing at Lac du Pit, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Pit is a Mauricie water, in Quebec. The surface lies 359 metres up. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mauricie. The nearest town is Weymontachie, 42 km away. It is 154 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pit

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac du Pit the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Lac du Pit by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Bill is 1.8 km off. Ask locally about Lac du Pit if anything is unclear.