Petit lac Ruby Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Petit lac Ruby in Laurentides, Quebec. The water sits 353 metres up. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. 28 km away sits Rivière-Rouge, the nearest town. For a city, Orléans is 137 km off. Near neighbours include: Lac Ruby lies 1.1 km on, Lac Frasier out at 2.1 km, Lac Lacasse lies 2.1 km on, Lac aux Bleuets out at 2.2 km and Petit lac Frasier lies 2.9 km on. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Ruby

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Petit lac Ruby a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Petit lac Ruby fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Public data records a boat ramp 1.3 km out. There are toilets mapped about 1.3 km away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Lac Ruby, 1.1 km away. What applies at Petit lac Ruby may have changed since it was mapped.