Fishing Lac Bourgerie in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac Bourgerie. Elevation runs to 389 metres. Roughly 45 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The margin runs to about 6.7 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Nearest town is Chibougamau, 76 km off. Saguenay is the closest city, 219 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bourgerie

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac Bourgerie responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Lac Bourgerie by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Elincourt, 1.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lac Bourgerie is worth confirming on the day.