Petit lac a Yetts Fishing near Shawville, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Petit lac a Yetts, in Outaouais. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. Some 25 km away sits Shawville, the nearest settlement. Constance Bay is 27 km away, with Wakefield at 30 km. Not far off: Lac a Yetts lies 0.4 km on, Petit lac Menard a touch under 0.5 km, Lac des Trois Monts lies 1.8 km on, Lac Cariot a touch under 2.9 km and Lac Lauvignon lies 2.9 km on. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac a Yetts

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Petit lac a Yetts is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -13°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, late April opens the water and early December closes it again. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Petit lac a Yetts the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Lac a Yetts, 0.4 km away. Treat access at Petit lac a Yetts as something to verify.