Lac Bourgeois Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bourgeois sits in Laurentides, out in Quebec. The surface lies 274 metres up. With some 15 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 3.1 km, small enough to learn in a day. La Minerve sits 19 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Rivière-Rouge, 24 km, and Labelle, 33 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bourgeois

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Lac Bourgeois rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Bourgeois by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Clement at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac Bourgeois as something to verify.