Lac Bon Air, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Mauricie, Quebec, is where Lac Bon Air sits. The country here is lake country bush. With some 37 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 3.7 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is the closest town at 54 km. Trois-Rivières sits 87 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bon Air

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac Bon Air the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -15°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac Bon Air fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Siffleux at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Lac Bon Air locally before you travel.