Lac Bourbon, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac Bourbon. Everything around it is taiga. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Saint-Fulgence lies 29 km from the water. For a city, Saguenay is 38 km off. Neighbouring water: Petit lac Nempeche after 0.9 km, Lac de la Decharge roughly 1.2 km, Lac Moqueur after 1.8 km, Grand lac Nempeche roughly 1.8 km and Lac Morin after 2 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bourbon

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Lac Bourbon the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 15°C and January near -19°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about early November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Lac Bourbon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Petit lac Nempeche is 0.9 km off. For Lac Bourbon, the notice at the access point is the final word.