Petit lac Sairs, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Petit lac Sairs is set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It sits at 296 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Notre-Dame-du-Lac is the closest place, 51 km off. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 201 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Sairs

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Petit lac Sairs that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 18°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Petit lac Sairs around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Dimorphe, 0.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Petit lac Sairs if anything is unclear.