Etang du Petit Lac Long in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Etang du Petit Lac Long lies within the bounds of Mauricie, Quebec. It sits in pine and birch country. Nearest place of any size is La Tuque, 23 km away. Laurentides is 37 km and Sainte-Thècle 69 km. Nearby, in order: Lac Moisan roughly 0.8 km, Lac Ken sits 1 km out, Lac Perdrix roughly 1.7 km, Lac Flower sits 1.8 km out and Lac Florence roughly 2 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Etang du Petit Lac Long

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Etang du Petit Lac Long for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Etang du Petit Lac Long regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Lac Moisan, 0.8 km out. Nothing on Etang du Petit Lac Long should be assumed from this page alone.