Petit lac du Canard Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Petit lac du Canard belongs to Lanaudière. It lies 474 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Saint-Michel-des-Saints lies 23 km from the water. Saint-Jean-de-Matha follows at 35 km, then Sainte-Béatrix at 35 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac du Canard

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Petit lac du Canard the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -15°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Petit lac du Canard.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows a jetty some 830 m off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Very is 0.5 km distant. Check the position on Petit lac du Canard before loading the car.