Petit lac Down, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Laurentides in Quebec is where Petit lac Down sits. The country round it is taiga from end to end. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. Ferme-Neuve lies 45 km from the water. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 164 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Down

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Petit lac Down rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Petit lac Down.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Lac Georges at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Petit lac Down as something to verify.