Lac Pion Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pion stands in Lanaudière, Quebec. The surroundings are spruce and muskeg. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is the closest place, 22 km off. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 112 km away. In the same area: Lac en Coin 1 km away, 1.7 km away is Lac Le Tars, Lac Lozet 1.8 km away, 2.6 km away is Lac Donsil and Lac Frizon 4.2 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pion

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac Pion a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -15°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Lac Pion to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac en Coin is 1 km off. None of that is settled for Lac Pion in what we hold.