Fishing at Lac du Butor, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Butor lies within the bounds of Outaouais, Quebec. Height above sea level is 246 metres. Around 30 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 4.3 km on foot. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Boniface, 20 km off. Maniwaki follows at 28 km, then Saint-Raphaël at 38 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Butor

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac du Butor before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Lac du Butor the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A platform or pier sits within 1.5 km. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Harvey at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac du Butor as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.