Lac Pierre-Andre, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Pierre-Andre sits within Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec. What surrounds it is northern bush. It measures some 1.14 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. With 12 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Senneterre is the closest place, 58 km off. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 318 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pierre-Andre

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac Pierre-Andre repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -18°C for January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Lac Pierre-Andre regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Lapointe, 1.7 km away. Ask locally about Lac Pierre-Andre if anything is unclear.