Fishing at Petit lac Plat, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Plat is a Mauricie water, in Quebec. The surface lies 413 metres up. Roughly 10 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 1.7 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The town to know is La Tuque, 32 km out. Laurentides is 58 km and Métabetchouan 88 km. Within a short run: Lac Pitre at 1.5 km, Lac Clair 2.2 km, Lac de la Faim at 2.7 km, Lac Morin 3 km and Lac du Milieu at 3.8 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Plat

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Petit lac Plat rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Petit lac Plat.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. 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. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Pitre is 1.5 km off. Signs at Petit lac Plat carry more weight than any list.