Lac Pur Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pur stands in Mauricie, Quebec. This is lake country bush country. The water covers some 37 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 3.5 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. La Tuque is the closest town at 37 km. The big place round here is La Cité-Limoilou, 108 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pur

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Lac Pur light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lac Pur follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Lac des Pins, 0.9 km away. Signs at Lac Pur carry more weight than any list.