Petit lac a la Truite in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Petit lac a la Truite is a Quebec water. It lies 316 metres above sea level. La Tuque sits 26 km from here and is the nearest stop. Laurentides lies 60 km off, Sainte-Thècle another 66 km. Neighbouring water: 0.7 km out stands Lac Maluron, Lac du Nascapi the better part of 0.9 km, 0.9 km out stands Lac Dumoine, Lac Nemisitan the better part of 1.3 km and 1.4 km out stands Lac aux Pierres. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac a la Truite

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Petit lac a la Truite a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -15°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Petit lac a la Truite.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Maluron sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Where Petit lac a la Truite is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.