Petit lac de Roche, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Petit lac de Roche is a Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine water, Quebec side. The land about it is boreal forest. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine are larger. Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is the closest town at 40 km. Then Cap-Chat, 54 km, and Maria, 102 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac de Roche

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine records list American eel, striped bass and alewife among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Petit lac de Roche the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 15°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from mid May until about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Petit lac de Roche.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac a Roger, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Petit lac de Roche is worth confirming on the day.