Fishing Lac Buxeuil in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Buxeuil falls in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, part of Quebec. It stands 361 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 106 km away. It is 212 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Buxeuil

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac Buxeuil decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac Buxeuil runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac Racage, 0.7 km out. Nothing on Lac Buxeuil should be assumed from this page alone.