Fishing Lac Pawn in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Pawn in the Mauricie part of Quebec. Height above sea level is 424 metres. With some 10 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 1.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Manawan lies 47 km from the water. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 160 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pawn

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Lac Pawn as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Expect Lac Pawn to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac de l'Agrostis is 0.5 km distant. For Lac Pawn, the notice at the access point is the final word.