Petit lac Ford Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Ford is a Mauricie water, in Quebec. The water sits 367 metres up. About 10 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The full circuit measures close to 1.5 km on foot. The closest town, La Tuque, is 45 km distant. It is 105 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. Close by you have: Lac Ford at 0.7 km, Lac Dement after 1.5 km, Lac de la Folie at 1.7 km, Lac Vachon after 1.8 km and Lac de l'Alize at 1.9 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Ford

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Petit lac Ford before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 18°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Petit lac Ford.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Ford, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Petit lac Ford.