Lac Bourdes Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Bourdes in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue part of Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have northern bush. With some 41 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 3.4 km of margin, front to back. Nearest town is Lebel-sur-Quévillon, 88 km off. Waswanipi lies 103 km off, Senneterre another 115 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bourdes

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Lac Bourdes in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Lac Bourdes fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lac Bud, 2.2 km away. Treat access at Lac Bourdes as something to verify.