Fishing Petit lac Cenon in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Cenon lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. The land about it is taiga. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. The nearest place of any size is Leblanc, 78 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 244 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Cenon

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Petit lac Cenon repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan any trip to Petit lac Cenon around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Cenon sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Petit lac Cenon in what we hold.