Petit lac Latreille Fishing near Mont-Laurier, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Petit lac Latreille in Laurentides, Quebec. It stands 275 metres above sea level. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. Mont-Laurier is the closest place, 13 km off. Further out sit Ferme-Neuve (28 km) and Rivière-Rouge (42 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Latreille

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Petit lac Latreille a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Petit lac Latreille follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Latreille, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Petit lac Latreille.