Fishing Lac Pierre in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pierre lies in Laurentides, Quebec. The surface lies 353 metres up. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel lies 31 km from the water. It is 86 km to Orléans, the nearest city. Water in the same corner: 1.2 km away is Lac Rosay, Lac Ondoyant 1.8 km off, 1.9 km away is Lac Neveau, Petit lac Miserable 2 km off and 2 km away is Lac Gaillon. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pierre

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Pierre responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Lac Pierre that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Rosay, 1.2 km away. The position on Lac Pierre is worth confirming on the day.