Fishing at Petit lac Collin, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Collin lies in Lanaudière, Quebec. It sits in mixed forest country. It runs to roughly 40 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. It is among the larger waters listed here for Lanaudière. Saint-Michel-des-Saints lies 12 km from the water. After that come Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm at 45 km and Manawan at 62 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Collin

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Petit lac Collin to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Petit lac Collin.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Clair, 1.1 km away. Treat Petit lac Collin as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.