Fishing Lac Bussieres in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie entry here is Lac Bussieres, in Quebec. It stands 511 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 40 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With 5.1 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. The nearest place of any size is Leblanc, 33 km away. It is 229 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bussieres

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Bussieres a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 16°C in July. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Lac Bussieres around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Ruban sits 1.9 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac Bussieres as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.