Fishing Lac du Petit Marecage in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Petit Marecage is one of the Outaouais listings for Quebec. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. Around 56 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline length is close to 5.9 km, and each section fishes a little differently. On our Outaouais list it sits near the top for size. Start from Deep River, 61 km down the road. For a city, Gatineau is 179 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Petit Marecage

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac du Petit Marecage responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac du Petit Marecage rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Gaudreault at 4.8 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac du Petit Marecage should be assumed from this page alone.