Fishing Petit lac de l'Ouest in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac de l'Ouest stands in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The surface lies 117 metres up. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Côte-Nord. The closest town, Maliotenam, is 71 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 475 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac de l'Ouest

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Petit lac de l'Ouest the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 15°C, while January sits near -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Petit lac de l'Ouest rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Petit lac de l'Est at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Petit lac de l'Ouest is worth confirming on the day.