Petit lac du Corbeau Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Petit lac du Corbeau, in Outaouais. Around the bank it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 8 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. The closest town, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, is 15 km distant. La Minerve is 26 km away, with Lac-Simon at 37 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac du Corbeau

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Petit lac du Corbeau gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Petit lac du Corbeau that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac du Corbeau is 0.8 km off. Check the current arrangement for Petit lac du Corbeau.