Petit lac Vaucher near Rivière-Rouge: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Laurentides, Quebec, is where Petit lac Vaucher sits. The bank is 452 metres above sea level. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. For supplies, Rivière-Rouge is 34 km out. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 128 km away. Other water nearby: Lac Vaucher 0.4 km, Lac Proche lies 0.9 km on, Lac Nebian 1.4 km, Lac Lombard lies 1.7 km on and Lac Georgiana 2 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Vaucher

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. 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. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Petit lac Vaucher where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Petit lac Vaucher around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Vaucher is 0.4 km distant. Treat Petit lac Vaucher as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.