Petit lac de la Raquette in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. The bank is 327 metres above sea level. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mauricie. La Tuque sits 5.1 km from the bank. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 121 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac de la Raquette

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Petit lac de la Raquette responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -16°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Petit lac de la Raquette runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lac de la Raquette, 2.3 km away. Nothing on Petit lac de la Raquette should be assumed from this page alone.