Lac Bouron Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bouron stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 450 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 9 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Leblanc at 72 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Saguenay is 221 km off. Within a short drive: Lac Bacand roughly 0.6 km, Lac Candas just 0.7 km, Lac Bonlier roughly 0.8 km, Lac Mens just 0.8 km and Lac Arseneur roughly 1.1 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bouron

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Lac Bouron before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Lac Bouron.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Bacand at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Bouron, the notice at the access point is the final word.