Etang a Procul-Bourgeois Fishing in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, sits Etang a Procul-Bourgeois. Tidal water begins 0.3 km from here. For a base, Cap-aux-Meules sits 4.3 km out. Beyond it, Souris at 115 km and Inverness at 133 km. Others worth noting: Le Petit Etang at about 4.4 km, Etang du Nord 4.8 km, Etang de l'Hopital at about 7.1 km, Etang du Ouest 12 km and Lac aux Outardes at about 34 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Etang a Procul-Bourgeois

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Salt or brackish and tidal: fish the flow, rest at slack, and watch the mud on a falling tide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine include Atlantic cod, American eel and Pacific cod. On Etang a Procul-Bourgeois the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 17°C and February about -8°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Expect Etang a Procul-Bourgeois to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is recorded parking some 570 m off. There is a campsite 1.4 km from the water. Mapping records toilets within 1.3 km. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Le Petit Etang, 4.4 km out. Nothing on Etang a Procul-Bourgeois should be assumed from this page alone.