Lac Pastawatik, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Pastawatik stands in Mauricie, Quebec. The surface lies 502 metres up. The water covers around 1.15 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The margin runs to about 8.0 km in total. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. Weymontachie lies 33 km from the water. Leblanc lies 60 km off, Saint-Félicien another 98 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pastawatik

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac Pastawatik gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Pastawatik.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Kinakumaw sits 1.8 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lac Pastawatik before loading the car.