Lac Pourri Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pourri lies in Mauricie, Quebec. The surface lies 526 metres up. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mauricie. Weymontachie sits 38 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Leblanc, 53 km, and Saint-Félicien, 99 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pourri

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Treat Lac Pourri as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -18°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac Pourri runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Echo at 0.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Pourri for certain.