Petit lac Beraud Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Beraud is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, Quebec side. The surface lies 322 metres up. Around 81 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With 6.9 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. On our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list it sits near the top for size. Nearest place of any size is Malartic, 32 km away. Val-d'Or lies 43 km off, Rouyn-Noranda another 71 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Beraud

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Treat Petit lac Beraud as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Petit lac Beraud.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Lemay sits 2.8 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Petit lac Beraud carry more weight than any list.