Lac Pinsonnault Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pinsonnault lies in Mauricie, Quebec. The surface lies 407 metres up. Around 62 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With 5.5 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. You are 110 km from Leblanc. After that come Manawan at 112 km and Ferme-Neuve at 120 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pinsonnault

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Pinsonnault repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in January up to 16°C in July. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac Pinsonnault runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Og is 1.1 km off. Treat access at Lac Pinsonnault as something to verify.