Petit lac du Rat Musque in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Petit lac du Rat Musque is a Quebec water. It stands 216 metres above sea level. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. For supplies, La Minerve is 13 km out. It is 86 km to Orléans, the nearest city. Within a short drive: Lac Mulet some 1.9 km off, Petit lac Vert the better part of 1.9 km, Lac de la Grange some 2 km off, Lac Dabouville the better part of 2 km and Lac Feriol some 2.2 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac du Rat Musque

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Petit lac du Rat Musque before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That shapes the year on Petit lac du Rat Musque.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Mulet, 1.9 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Petit lac du Rat Musque for certain.