Troisieme Petit Lac, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Troisieme Petit Lac sits in Outaouais, out in Quebec. The water sits 215 metres up. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Head to Fort-Coulonge, 15 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Shawville, 29 km, and Cobden, 36 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications. Average temperatures stay below zero for four months, which shapes the whole season.

• Where to Fish on Troisieme Petit Lac

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Troisieme Petit Lac decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Troisieme Petit Lac around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A boat ramp sits about 1.4 km from the water. Parking sits 1.4 km out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A jetty or pier is mapped about 1.4 km from here. A toilet block sits 1.5 km away. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Deuxieme Petit Lac, 0.8 km away. Ask locally about Troisieme Petit Lac if anything is unclear.