Petit lac des Chenes Fishing near Mont-Laurier, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Petit lac des Chenes in the Laurentides part of Quebec. The bank gives way to rolling bush. Mont-Laurier lies 18 km from the water. Beyond it, Maniwaki at 28 km and Saint-Boniface at 31 km. Nearby, in order: Lac Meilleur a touch under 1.1 km, Lac Gaucher lies 1.2 km on, Lac Castor a touch under 1.3 km, Lac de la Vase lies 1.7 km on and Lac Rond a touch under 2.4 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac des Chenes

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Petit lac des Chenes rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Petit lac des Chenes follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Meilleur, 1.1 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Petit lac des Chenes for certain.