Lac Bourquin near Laurentides: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Bourquin is a Capitale-Nationale water, Quebec side. The setting is pine and birch on every side. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. You are 6.2 km from Laurentides. Saint-Raymond is 42 km away, with Sainte-Thècle at 44 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bourquin

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Capitale-Nationale list lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Lac Bourquin before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Lac Bourquin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Ovale, 0.3 km away. Where Lac Bourquin is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.