Lac Bournival Fishing near Shawinigan, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bournival is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. Everything around it is mixed forest. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. The nearest place of any size is Shawinigan, 6.7 km away. Beyond it, Hérouxville at 9.6 km and Saint-Tite at 18 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bournival

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Bournival gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -14°C for January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At Lac Bournival the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Boat use is marked as prohibited in public data. The nearest mapped parking is 1.3 km away, so the last stretch is on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Chretien, 2.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac Bournival carry more weight than any list.