Lac Pin Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Pin, in Mauricie. The surface lies 552 metres up. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. Weymontachie lies 55 km from the water. After that come Saint-Félicien at 74 km and Saint-Prime at 78 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pin

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Lac Pin where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. At Lac Pin the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac aux Loups sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Where Lac Pin is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.