Petit lac Surget in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Lanaudière end of Quebec holds Petit lac Surget. It stands 535 metres above sea level. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Lanaudière are larger. The nearest town is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 45 km away. Rivière-Rouge follows at 48 km, then Manawan at 51 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Surget

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Petit lac Surget before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Petit lac Surget the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Surget, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Petit lac Surget.