Lac Ickote Irini in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Ickote Irini is a Lanaudière water, in Quebec. The bank gives way to pine and birch. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Supplies mean a trip to Manawan, 32 km off. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 153 km off. Within easy reach: Lac Kaminictcikocik at about 2.1 km, Lac Kacipapitcikatek about 3.5 km, Lac Diamant at about 3.7 km, Lac de l'Eider about 3.7 km and Lac de l'Ambroise at about 4 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ickote Irini

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Treat Lac Ickote Irini as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Lac Ickote Irini more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Kaminictcikocik sits 2.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac Ickote Irini should be assumed from this page alone.