Petit lac Portelance Fishing near Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec

• Overview

  Laurentides, Quebec, is where Petit lac Portelance sits. Elevation runs to 243 metres. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 22 km away. The big place round here is Orléans, 65 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Portelance

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Petit lac Portelance fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Petit lac Portelance more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Portelance, 0.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Petit lac Portelance before loading the car.