Petit lac Long d'Ete Fishing near Métabetchouan, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Long d'Ete lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 438 metres above sea level. At about 10 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.6 km, and most of it is walkable. Métabetchouan at 32 km is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 100 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Long d'Ete

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Petit lac Long d'Ete the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -17°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Petit lac Long d'Ete runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Profond is 1.7 km distant. Ask locally about Petit lac Long d'Ete if anything is unclear.