Fishing at Lac Buri, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Quebec, this is Lac Buri. It sits at 456 metres above sea level. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Head to Rivière-Rouge, 27 km away, for anything you forgot. Labelle is 29 km and Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm 33 km. Within a short drive: 0.8 km away is Lac Cato, Petit lac Ariel 0.9 km away, 1 km away is Lac Ariel, Lac Descoteaux 1.2 km away and 1.3 km away is Lac Ambert. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Buri

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lac Buri repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Lac Buri to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parc de récréation du Mont-Tremblant runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Cato, 0.8 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Buri for certain.