Lac Laperriere, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Laperriere is listed under Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The water sits 186 metres up. With some 54 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 3.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. On our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list it sits near the top for size. Start from Ville-Marie, 3.9 km down the road. After that come Saint-Isidore at 18 km and Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues at 19 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lac Laperriere

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac Laperriere the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Lac Laperriere that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Expect a 930 m walk in from where the car goes. There is a jetty 1.3 km off, worth knowing on a busy day. A camping area sits within 1.1 km of here. Toilets are 1.1 km away, which matters on a long session. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Maloney Lake, 4.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Laperriere in particular, ask before you travel.