Lac Pemisca Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pemisca is one of the Mauricie waters in Quebec. Height above sea level is 414 metres. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. The closest town, La Tuque, is 45 km away. Beyond it, Weymontachie at 78 km and Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 80 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pemisca

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Lac Pemisca the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Lac Pemisca to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Wigwam is 0.7 km off. Rules at Lac Pemisca are worth checking on the day.