Fishing Lac du Butor in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Butor is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. The water sits 538 metres up. It runs to roughly 16 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The full circuit measures close to 3.3 km on foot. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 58 km away. Saint-Félicien is 72 km and Saint-Prime 77 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Butor

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Lac du Butor is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -18°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac du Butor runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Dancos sits 2.5 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac du Butor, the notice at the access point is the final word.