Petit lac Edna Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Edna is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. The water sits 576 metres up. Surface area is around 11 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. The closest town, Manawan, is 54 km away. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 213 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Edna

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Petit lac Edna gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in January up to 16°C in July. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Petit lac Edna.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Cotte at 1 km is the sensible second choice. For Petit lac Edna, the notice at the access point is the final word.