Fishing Lac du Pivert in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie, Quebec, is where Lac du Pivert sits. Height above sea level is 428 metres. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Leblanc sits 21 km from here and is the nearest stop. Weymontachie is 74 km away, with Manawan at 138 km. Near neighbours: 2 km away is Lac du Hibou, Lac Citron at 3.2 km, 4.1 km away is Lac Neva, Lac du Hasard at 4.6 km and 4.7 km away is Lac Harvey. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pivert

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lac du Pivert to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -17°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Pivert.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac du Hibou sits 2 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac du Pivert.