Fishing Petit lac Kennedy in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Petit lac Kennedy in the Mauricie part of Quebec. The water sits 329 metres up. Around 14 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 1.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. The closest town, La Tuque, is 43 km away. It is 145 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Kennedy

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The near bank of Petit lac Kennedy is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Petit lac Kennedy.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac Roland is 3.7 km off. Confirm before you fish Petit lac Kennedy.