Petit lac du Diable Fishing near Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac du Diable is set in Laurentides, Quebec. Land around it is pine and birch. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 12 km from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, La Minerve at 17 km and Lac-Simon at 20 km. Near neighbours: Lac a l'Ange out at 0.7 km, Lac aux Chats a touch under 1.3 km, Lac Bassin out at 1.7 km, Lac Ola a touch under 1.8 km and Lac Rouge out at 2 km. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac du Diable

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Petit lac du Diable the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Petit lac du Diable runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. 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. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac a l'Ange, 0.7 km out. Treat Petit lac du Diable as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.