Lac Pi-Wi Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pi-Wi lies within the bounds of Laurentides, Quebec. The water sits 381 metres up. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. The nearest place of any size is Ferme-Neuve, 78 km away. Mont-Laurier is 92 km away, with Saint-Boniface at 92 km. Within easy reach: Lac Camoufle 0.8 km, Lac Chausse within 1.5 km, Lac Willis 2.1 km, Lac Riga within 2.4 km and Lac Tiff 2.4 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pi-Wi

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Lac Pi-Wi in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -17°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Lac Pi-Wi.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lac Camoufle, 0.8 km away. Check the position at Lac Pi-Wi before loading the car.