Fishing at Petit lac a Foin, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Laurentides, Quebec, is where Petit lac a Foin sits. It sits in northern bush. The nearest town is Ferme-Neuve, 60 km away. Gatineau is the closest city, 197 km away. Nearby, in order: Grand lac Bois Franc a shade over 0.7 km, Grand lac a Foin just 0.8 km, Petit lac Bois Franc a shade over 1.2 km, Grand lac Huard just 1.7 km and Lac Diademe a shade over 2.1 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac a Foin

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. 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. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Petit lac a Foin for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan any trip to Petit lac a Foin around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Grand lac Bois Franc sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Petit lac a Foin before loading the car.