Lac Bourilly, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Bourilly falls in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, part of Quebec. Height above sea level is 386 metres. It runs to roughly 16 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 2.8 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. For supplies, Deep River is 103 km out. Chalk River is 113 km and Mattawa 120 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bourilly

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Lac Bourilly in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Lac Bourilly.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Albagnas, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac Bourilly.