Lac Bourdet in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Bourdet stands in Côte-Nord, Quebec. This is northern bush country. The water covers around 1.67 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The outline measures near 12 km, so local knowledge counts. The nearest town is Labrador City, 252 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 805 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bourdet

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Bourdet the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 12°C and January reads -24°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early June. In an average year the thaw lands around early June and the freeze near late October. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac Bourdet rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Lac Jigsaw at 5.9 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac Bourdet in particular, ask before you travel.