Lac du Pit de Sable in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Quebec, this is Lac du Pit de Sable. Boreal forest runs right down to the water. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Some 22 km away sits Manawan, the nearest settlement. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is 89 km and Ferme-Neuve 91 km. Nearby alternatives: Lac Homard about 1.2 km, Lac Robin lies 1.8 km on, Lac Margot about 2.4 km, Lac Kamicta Minictikowok lies 2.6 km on and Lac Leech about 2.6 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pit de Sable

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Lac du Pit de Sable decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac du Pit de Sable more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac Homard at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Pit de Sable.