Fishing at Lac Pettiqui, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pettiqui falls in Mauricie, part of Quebec. This is boreal forest country. It runs to roughly 47 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 4.8 km of margin, front to back. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. 30 km away sits Weymontachie, the nearest town. Further out sit Leblanc (57 km) and La Tuque (100 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pettiqui

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Pettiqui rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Lac Pettiqui more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Lac Tipinowak at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Lac Pettiqui before loading the car.