Petit lac Kennedy Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Petit lac Kennedy in the Outaouais part of Quebec. Elevation runs to 380 metres. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 17 km from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Orléans, 63 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Kennedy

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Petit lac Kennedy light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Petit lac Kennedy fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac des Aulnes is 0.6 km off. Nothing on Petit lac Kennedy should be assumed from this page alone.