Lac du Porc-Epic, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac du Porc-Epic, in Lanaudière. The water sits 521 metres up. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm at 11 km is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 87 km away. Not far off: Lac des Arbres a touch under 1.2 km, Lac Roulans after 1.3 km, Lac de la Grosse a touch under 2.6 km, Lac Lajoie after 2.8 km and Lac Provost a touch under 2.9 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Porc-Epic

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac du Porc-Epic the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -15°C to 17°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac du Porc-Epic.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac des Arbres sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac du Porc-Epic in what we hold.