Fishing Lac Bourguinville in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bourguinville is listed under Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. It stands 389 metres above sea level. With some 15 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 2.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Nord-du-Québec. Chibougamau is the closest town at 64 km. It is 249 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bourguinville

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac Bourguinville the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Lac Bourguinville regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Veillet at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Lac Bourguinville are worth checking on the day.