Etang Burbank in Estrie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Etang Burbank in Estrie, Quebec. The bank is 176 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 44 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 3.7 km keeps the choices simple. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. The nearest town is Danville, 1.3 km away. Val-des-Sources is 5.5 km away, with Kingsey Falls at 9.5 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Etang Burbank

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Estrie include rainbow trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Etang Burbank where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -12°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Etang Burbank the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A parking area is marked roughly 350 m out. There is a toilet block some 700 m out. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Perkins is 5.9 km distant. Treat Etang Burbank as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.