Lac Pignolet Fishing near Lac-Simon, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Laurentides, Quebec, you have Lac Pignolet. The country here is lake country bush. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Lac-Simon sits 2.1 km from here and is the nearest stop. After that come La Conception at 3.4 km and Mont-Tremblant at 15 km. Other water nearby: 1 km away is Lac Darrieu, Lac Xavier at 1.1 km, 1.4 km away is Lac Deline, Lac Vinet at 1.7 km and 1.9 km away is Petit lac Long. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pignolet

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Pignolet that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Pignolet.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is a toilet block some 600 m out. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Darrieu is 1 km distant. Check the position at Lac Pignolet before loading the car.