Lac Pettigrew Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pettigrew is set in Mauricie, Quebec. The water sits 440 metres up. With some 10 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 1.9 km of margin, front to back. The nearest town is La Tuque, 22 km away. Further out sit Laurentides (53 km) and Sainte-Thècle (84 km). Close by you also have: Lac Sheezim at 1.3 km, Lac Caribou at about 1.9 km, Lac Spruce at 2.8 km, Lac Loan at about 2.8 km and Lac du Chalet at 3 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pettigrew

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Lac Pettigrew is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac Pettigrew around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac Sheezim at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Pettigrew for certain.