Petit lac a Serpent in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Petit lac a Serpent lies within the bounds of Outaouais, Quebec. The surface lies 166 metres up. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Val-des-Monts lies 6.3 km from the water. For a city, Gatineau is 18 km off. Neighbouring water: Lac a Serpent sits 1.3 km out, Lac Dycie 2.1 km, Baie Mud sits 2.9 km out, Lac a Hynes 3 km and Lac du Gouvernement sits 3.1 km out. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac a Serpent

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Petit lac a Serpent before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 20°C at the top of summer and -12°C at the bottom of winter. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Petit lac a Serpent.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac a Serpent is 1.3 km distant. The position on Petit lac a Serpent is worth confirming on the day.