Lac Saint-Pierre near Mont-Laurier: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Saint-Pierre is set in Laurentides, Quebec. The surface lies 264 metres up. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Mont-Laurier is 8.8 km out. Then Ferme-Neuve, 25 km, and Saint-Boniface, 31 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Saint-Pierre

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Saint-Pierre fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -14°C for January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Lac Saint-Pierre more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Kilby, 1 km away. Treat access at Lac Saint-Pierre as something to verify.