Petit lac Flood Fishing near Mont-Laurier, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Flood is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Mont-Laurier, is 28 km distant. Beyond it, Maniwaki at 40 km and La Minerve at 41 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Flood

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Petit lac Flood a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Petit lac Flood rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lac a Bonami is 1.2 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Petit lac Flood for certain.