Petit lac Beaver in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Outaouais in Quebec is where Petit lac Beaver sits. It stands 276 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Outaouais list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Fort-Coulonge, is 20 km away. For a city, Gatineau is 83 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Beaver

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Petit lac Beaver is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Petit lac Beaver fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Sopwith is 0.5 km off. Confirm before you fish Petit lac Beaver.