Lac Bunbury Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Bunbury, in Mauricie. The surface lies 432 metres up. Around 23 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 3.5 km keeps the choices simple. The closest town, Leblanc, is 88 km distant. Further out sit Manawan (126 km) and Weymontachie (129 km). In the same area: Lac Duke (1.2 km), Lac Mauge 1.5 km off, Lac Mongrain (1.5 km), Lac Rejane 2.5 km off and Lac Karoid (2.8 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bunbury

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Lac Bunbury decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Lac Bunbury.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Duke, 1.2 km away. For Lac Bunbury, the notice at the access point is the final word.