Petit lac Farley, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Petit lac Farley sits in Outaouais, out in Quebec. What surrounds it is lake country bush. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Some 6.7 km away sits Val-des-Monts, the nearest settlement. Gatineau sits 25 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Farley

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Petit lac Farley the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -13°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Petit lac Farley.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Buckes at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Petit lac Farley.