Fishing Petit lac Gaumond in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Gaumond lies in Laurentides, in Quebec. It stands 322 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 8 hectares — small enough to read in one session. The nearest town is Rivière-Rouge, 14 km away. The big place round here is Orléans, 120 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Gaumond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Petit lac Gaumond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Petit lac Gaumond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac Vignal is 1 km distant. Ask locally about Petit lac Gaumond if anything is unclear.