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Best brown bullhead lakes in Québec

767 Québec waters list brown bullhead (official records or labelled estimates), 766 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Night-feeding catfish of weedy, mud-bottomed lakes — the classic after-dark shoreline bite across the east and Canada.

1. Lake Timiskaming — 70 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
2. Lac Témiscouata — 245 ft max · real survey depth contours · Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
3. Grand lac Saint-François — 130 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
4. Lac du Poisson Blanc — 407 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
5. Lac Lemoine — 169 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. Lac Opasatica — 197 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
7. Lac Preissac — 54 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
8. Lac Long — 80 ft max · real survey depth contours · Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Lac Mégantic — 248 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. Lac Aylmer — 110 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
11. Lac Massawippi — 279 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
12. Lac Pythonga — 197 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
13. Lac Memphrémagog — 330 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 9 public access sites
14. Lac Labelle — 213 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Grand lac Squatec — 155 ft max · real survey depth contours · Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Lac Ouareau — 182 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
17. Lac Gagnon — 230 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Lac Tremblant — 321 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Lac Pemichangan — 164 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
20. Lac Simon — 360 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
21. Lac Archambault — 129 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Lac Dufault — 63 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
23. Lac de l'Est — 100 ft max · real survey depth contours · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Grand lac du Cerf — 459 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
25. Lac Blue Sea — 196 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites

…plus 742 more Québec waters holding brown bullhead.

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When to fish brown bullhead in Québec

• Spring 2–8 ft — First warm rains pull bullheads into black-bottomed bays and creek mouths — the classic spring shore bite.
• Summer 3–12 ft — Day fish hold on deeper mud and weed edges; after dark they spread across the shallows to feed by smell.
• Fall 5–15 ft — Fish slide toward deeper soft bottoms as the shallows cool — the evening bite shortens with the days.
• Winter 10–25 ft — Bullheads pod up half-dormant in the deepest mud basins; a long soak with bait on bottom is the lone play.

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