Lac Bourolle Fishing near Saint-Félicien, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Bourolle in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits in taiga. Nearest town is Saint-Félicien, 28 km off. After that come Saint-Prime at 33 km and Roberval at 39 km. Near neighbours include: 0.4 km out stands Lac Lionel, Lac des Casques at about 2.2 km, 2.8 km out stands Lac aux Eaux Mortes, Lac Euzebe at about 3 km and 3.5 km out stands Lac Edmond. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bourolle

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. At Lac Bourolle the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac Bourolle around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Lionel, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Lac Bourolle locally before you travel.