Fishing Beauvert Lake in Jasper, Alberta

• Overview

  Beauvert Lake is a Jasper water, Alberta side. This is mixed forest country. With some 35 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 3.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Size puts it in the front rank of our Jasper list. Start from Jasper Park Lodge, 0.5 km down the road. Kamloops sits 291 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Beauvert Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Jasper include rainbow trout, longnose sucker and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Beauvert Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 14°C in July and bottoms out near -10°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Beauvert Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. P-18 offers parking about 410 m from the water. A jetty or pier is mapped about 330 m from here. Picnic facilities are recorded some 1.4 km out. There is a toilet block some 410 m out. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Mildred Lake is 0.8 km distant. Confirm before you fish Beauvert Lake.