Petit lac Ross Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Petit lac Ross belongs to Laurentides. The setting is mixed forest on every side. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. The nearest town is Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 23 km away. La Minerve follows at 32 km, then Ripon at 43 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Ross

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Petit lac Ross should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Petit lac Ross.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac Treal at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Petit lac Ross may have changed since it was mapped.