Lac Bornais Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bornais is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. It stands 415 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 25 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 4.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The nearest place of any size is Leblanc, 80 km away. Beyond it, Chapais at 96 km and Chibougamau at 104 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bornais

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Bornais gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Lac Bornais.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac des Rats is 0.6 km off. Nothing on Lac Bornais should be assumed from this page alone.