Petit lac a Foin Fishing in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

• Overview

  The Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine end of Quebec holds Petit lac a Foin. The bank is 272 metres above sea level. The closest town, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, is 69 km distant. Further out sit Cap-Chat (83 km) and Gaspé (88 km). Neighbouring water: Lac Castor 0.3 km, Lac an Orignal out at 2.1 km, Lac de l'Est 3 km, Lac a Pierrot out at 4.4 km and Lac a Grand-Pere-Adelme 5.7 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac a Foin

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine include American eel, striped bass, alewife and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Petit lac a Foin repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -13°C to 16°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Petit lac a Foin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. A platform or pier sits within 230 m. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Castor sits 0.3 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Petit lac a Foin should be assumed from this page alone.