Fishing Petit lac Tribot in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Laurentides, Quebec, sits Petit lac Tribot. The ground around here is mixed forest. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Nearest town is Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 26 km off. The nearest city of size is Orléans, 75 km away. Water in the same corner: Lac Ozan within 0.5 km, Lac Tribot out at 0.6 km, Lac Pourveu within 0.9 km, Lac Jarnac out at 1.7 km and Lac Vigne within 2.1 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Tribot

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Petit lac Tribot a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -14°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Petit lac Tribot by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Ozan at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Petit lac Tribot before loading the car.