Petit lac Courtemanche Fishing near Mont-Laurier, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Courtemanche falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. It sits at 311 metres above sea level. At roughly 8 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. You are 11 km from Mont-Laurier. After that come Ferme-Neuve at 13 km and Saint-Boniface at 33 km. Others close at hand: Deuxieme lac Perdu 0.9 km away, Lac Blanc 1.6 km, Petit lac Ouellette 2.4 km away, Lac Poudrier 2.7 km and Lac Leroy 2.7 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Courtemanche

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Petit lac Courtemanche rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Petit lac Courtemanche.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. 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. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Deuxieme lac Perdu, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Petit lac Courtemanche, the notice at the access point is the final word.