Petit lac Rivas Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Rivas stands in Laurentides, Quebec. The surface lies 277 metres up. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 18 km from the bank. For a city, Orléans is 75 km off. Not far off: Lac Rivas after 0.4 km, Lac Ferin a shade over 0.7 km, Lac de la Muraille after 1.2 km, Lac Ledley a shade over 1.3 km and Lac Peas after 1.4 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Rivas

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Petit lac Rivas responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -14°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Expect Petit lac Rivas to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Expect 1.1 km away in from where the car goes. Mapping shows a campsite some 1.4 km from the water. There are toilets 1.4 km off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac Rivas at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Petit lac Rivas in what we hold.