Petit lac Vert Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Vert lies in Outaouais, Quebec. The setting is rolling bush on every side. With some 27 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 2.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. The town to know is Deep River, 34 km out. It is 184 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Vert

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Petit lac Vert the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Petit lac Vert runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Patricia is 0.7 km off. Ask locally about Petit lac Vert if anything is unclear.