Fishing Lac du Bucheron in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Bucheron lies in Mauricie, Quebec. The surface lies 443 metres up. The water covers some 23 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 4.2 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 39 km away. Manawan lies 58 km off, Leblanc another 59 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Bucheron

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Lac du Bucheron to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 16°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Lac du Bucheron fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac Black is 2.4 km off. Treat Lac du Bucheron as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.