Petit lac aux Cypres, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Petit lac aux Cypres is set in Laurentides, Quebec. The setting is pine and birch. Ferme-Neuve at 26 km is the nearest place to stop. Mont-Laurier is 42 km and Rivière-Rouge 56 km. Water in the same corner: Lac aux Cypres at about 0.7 km, Lac Placide just 1.7 km, Lac de la Pitchoff at about 2.8 km, Lac Trudel just 3.2 km and Lac Cadieux at about 4.9 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac aux Cypres

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Petit lac aux Cypres gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Petit lac aux Cypres around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac aux Cypres is 0.7 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Petit lac aux Cypres for certain.