Petit lac Shea Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Petit lac Shea in the Mauricie part of Quebec. Around the bank it is pine and birch. The water covers some 13 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 2.9 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. You are 35 km from La Tuque. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 152 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Shea

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Petit lac Shea rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Petit lac Shea around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac Sandy at 2.1 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Petit lac Shea.