Lac Piron Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Piron in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The surface lies 209 metres up. With some 54 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 3.0 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. You are 83 km from Waskaganish. Beyond it, Matagami at 158 km and Waswanipi at 192 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Piron

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Nord-du-Québec records list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Piron a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Lac Piron.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac Houre is 4.3 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Piron.