Petit lac au Foin in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Petit lac au Foin falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. The bank gives way to lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Start from Mont-Laurier, 26 km down the road. It is 98 km to Orléans, the nearest city. In the same area: Lac Berthe (0.6 km), Lac Poulin within 1 km, Lac Ur (1.2 km), Lac Cutaway within 1.3 km and Lac Kar-Ha-Kon (1.3 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac au Foin

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Petit lac au Foin before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Expect Petit lac au Foin to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Berthe sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Petit lac au Foin may have changed since it was mapped.