Lac de la Buse in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue end of Quebec holds Lac de la Buse. It lies 389 metres above sea level. The water covers some 15 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 2.5 km on foot. The town to know is Mattawa, 48 km out. Gatineau is the closest city, 213 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Buse

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Work Lac de la Buse in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Lac de la Buse around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Salampar sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac de la Buse may have changed since it was mapped.