Fishing at Petit lac Saint-Amour, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Saint-Amour is set in Outaouais, Quebec. It lies 268 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Nearest town is Val-des-Monts, 23 km off. The big place round here is Orléans, 39 km distant. Also worth knowing: Lac de l'Ormiere 1.3 km off, Lac Martineau at about 1.6 km, Lac du Cap 1.9 km off, Lac des Sapins at about 2.3 km and Lac du Castor 2.3 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Saint-Amour

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Treat Petit lac Saint-Amour as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 18°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Petit lac Saint-Amour more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac de l'Ormiere, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Petit lac Saint-Amour.