Fishing at Lac Busselet, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Busselet is set in Outaouais, Quebec. Land around it is rolling bush. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 1.8 km of margin, front to back. For a base, Saint-Boniface sits 95 km out. Gatineau is the closest city, 202 km away. Also within reach: Lac de la Table 1.1 km, Lac Ictus sits 1.3 km out, Lac Saint-Crepin 1.7 km, Lac Bondeval sits 1.9 km out and Lac Tambour 2.1 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Busselet

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Busselet gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate figures give an open season running early May to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Busselet.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Table is 1.1 km off. What applies at Lac Busselet may have changed since it was mapped.