Lac du Petit Castor Fishing near Linière, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac du Petit Castor in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Linière lies 12 km from the water. Saint-Côme--Linière is 22 km and Saint-Georges 34 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Petit Castor

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Chaudière-Appalaches include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac du Petit Castor the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 17°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac du Petit Castor rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. A campsite is mapped about 1.3 km away, which makes an early start easier. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac de la Dame sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac du Petit Castor if anything is unclear.