Fishing Petit lac Grenville in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Grenville sits in Laurentides, out in Quebec. The bank is 281 metres above sea level. At roughly 10 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. For supplies, Brownsburg-Chatham is 10 km out. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 57 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Grenville

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Petit lac Grenville the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -12°C in January up to 19°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Petit lac Grenville follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac des Soeurs is 1.2 km distant. Check the position at Petit lac Grenville before loading the car.