Fishing Petit lac Vert in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Vert is listed under Laurentides, Quebec. It sits at 391 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. Head to Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, 5.3 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Morin-Heights, 5.5 km, and Val-Morin, 8.9 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Vert

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Petit lac Vert before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Petit lac Vert rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac du Corbeau at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Petit lac Vert.