Lac Pi, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac Pi. The land about it is boreal forest. Small at around 7 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to Leblanc, 102 km off. Manawan lies 122 km off, Senneterre another 130 km. What else is close: 0.5 km out stands Lac Hog, Lac Wop a shade over 0.7 km, 1.6 km out stands Lac Clara, Lac Shoe a shade over 1.7 km and 1.8 km out stands Lac Blank. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pi

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Lac Pi where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -18°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Pi.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Hog, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lac Pi if anything is unclear.