Lac du Piton Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Piton sits within Mauricie in Quebec. The bank is 344 metres above sea level. About 6 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Head to Weymontachie, 39 km away, for anything you forgot. La Tuque is 56 km away, with Leblanc at 95 km. Others close at hand: Lac du Serpent the better part of 0.9 km, Lac d'a Cote out at 3.3 km, Lac du Sud the better part of 3.4 km, Lac de l'Ouest out at 3.7 km and Lac Raquette the better part of 4.2 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Piton

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Lac du Piton where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 17°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac du Piton runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac du Serpent is 0.9 km off. Treat access at Lac du Piton as something to verify.