Lac Pierriche in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac Pierriche. The surface lies 309 metres up. The water covers some 32 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The outline measures near 5.3 km, so local knowledge counts. You are 58 km from Weymontachie. For a city, Saguenay is 151 km off. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pierriche

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lac Pierriche light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 17°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac Pierriche fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lac Franc at 3 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Lac Pierriche before loading the car.