Fishing Lac Kistapiskaw in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Kistapiskaw is one of the Mauricie waters in Quebec. Height above sea level is 493 metres. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. For supplies, Weymontachie is 18 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 196 km away. Close by you have: Lac Wapinao some 0.5 km off, Lac Piyao sits 0.7 km out, Lac Sukimas some 1.3 km off, Lac Pinaud sits 1.8 km out and Lac Pisew some 2 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kistapiskaw

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac Kistapiskaw the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Lac Kistapiskaw that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. 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. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Lac Wapinao, 0.5 km away. Nothing on Lac Kistapiskaw should be assumed from this page alone.