Petit lac Perdu Fishing near Labelle, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Petit lac Perdu in Laurentides, Quebec. Elevation runs to 392 metres. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. You are 10 km from Labelle. Beyond it, Rivière-Rouge at 14 km and Mont-Tremblant at 20 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Perdu

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Petit lac Perdu responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Petit lac Perdu.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac a la Grue, 0.8 km away. Treat access at Petit lac Perdu as something to verify.