Petit lac aux Rats Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Quebec, this is Petit lac aux Rats. The country here is rolling bush. With some 28 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.3 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest town is La Tuque, 32 km off. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 133 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac aux Rats

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Petit lac aux Rats the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 18°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Petit lac aux Rats the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lac Orignal, 1 km away. Nothing on Petit lac aux Rats should be assumed from this page alone.