Lac du Bourgeon, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Bourgeon is a Lanaudière water, in Quebec. It sits in mixed forest. At about 25 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 2.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The nearest place of any size is Manawan, 52 km away. Saint-Michel-des-Saints follows at 66 km, then Weymontachie at 72 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Bourgeon

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Lac du Bourgeon as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Bourgeon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Germain is 0.6 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Bourgeon for certain.