Deuxieme Petit Lac Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Deuxieme Petit Lac is set in Mauricie, Quebec. The setting is taiga. Supplies mean a trip to La Tuque, 54 km off. For a city, Saguenay is 122 km off. Near neighbours: Lac du Plancon roughly 1.1 km, Lac Squash 1.2 km away, Lac Mini roughly 1.2 km, Lac Rogers 1.4 km away and Lac du Camp roughly 1.9 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Deuxieme Petit Lac

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Deuxieme Petit Lac a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Expect Deuxieme Petit Lac to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac du Plancon at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Deuxieme Petit Lac.