Lac Buffon in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Buffon belongs to Mauricie, Quebec. This is pine and birch ground. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Start from Sainte-Thècle, 20 km down the road. Laurentides is 22 km and Saint-Tite 30 km. Other water nearby: Lac du Milieu out at 0.7 km, 1 km away is Lac des Pins, Lac Boiteau out at 1.2 km, 1.3 km away is Lac Grenouille and Lac Begin out at 1.5 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Buffon

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lac Buffon for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -15°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Lac Buffon the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Launching is possible: a slipway lies 870 m off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac du Milieu is 0.7 km off. Nothing on Lac Buffon should be assumed from this page alone.