Lac Perdrix, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Perdrix lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. This is lake country bush ground. The water covers some 15 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 2.4 km on foot. La Tuque lies 24 km from the water. Laurentides lies 38 km off, Sainte-Thècle another 71 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perdrix

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Perdrix the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Lac Perdrix.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. 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. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Petit lac Stern, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lac Perdrix before loading the car.