Fishing Petit lac Raymond in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Laurentides, Quebec. Elevation runs to 336 metres. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. Rivière-Rouge sits 22 km from the bank. It is 113 km to Orléans, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Raymond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Petit lac Raymond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -15°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Petit lac Raymond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Raymond at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Petit lac Raymond should be assumed from this page alone.