Fishing Petit lac Deschenes in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Deschenes is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. It sits at 294 metres above sea level. The closest town, La Tuque, is 39 km away. Beyond it, Laurentides at 72 km and Métabetchouan at 80 km. In the same area: Lac Daubaride within 1.1 km, Lac Claude 1.7 km off, Lac Deschenes within 2.3 km, Lac Rochu 2.5 km off and Lac Paul-Emile within 2.5 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Deschenes

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Petit lac Deschenes as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Petit lac Deschenes to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac Daubaride is 1.1 km distant. Where Petit lac Deschenes is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.