Petit lac au Rat near La Tuque: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Petit lac au Rat sits in Mauricie, out in Quebec. The ground round it is mixed forest. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. 31 km away sits La Tuque, the nearest town. Trois-Rivières sits 153 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac au Rat

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Petit lac au Rat should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -16°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Expect Petit lac au Rat to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. 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. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac la Roche, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Petit lac au Rat.