Petit lac Brais Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Brais sits within Laurentides in Quebec. It sits at 402 metres above sea level. At roughly 7 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. For supplies, Mont-Laurier is 29 km out. For a city, Orléans is 95 km off. Within a short drive: Lac Brais 0.5 km, Petit lac Henou (1.3 km), Lac Henou 1.7 km, Lac Bayel (1.8 km) and Lac Trudeau 1.8 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Brais

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Anyone new to Petit lac Brais should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Petit lac Brais.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Brais at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Petit lac Brais as something to verify.