Fishing Lac Boucher in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Boucher falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. Elevation runs to 253 metres. The water covers some 34 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 2.4 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Size puts it in the front rank of our Laurentides list. The nearest place of any size is Ferme-Neuve, 13 km away. For a city, Orléans is 143 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Boucher

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac Boucher responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -15°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac Boucher runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Castor is 1.6 km off. What applies at Lac Boucher may have changed since it was mapped.