Deuxieme lac Besson Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Deuxieme lac Besson lies within the bounds of Lanaudière, Quebec. It sits at 399 metres above sea level. At about 15 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 2.5 km of margin, front to back. The nearest town is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 33 km away. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 111 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Deuxieme lac Besson

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Deuxieme lac Besson as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Deuxieme lac Besson regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Premier lac Besson, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Deuxieme lac Besson locally before you travel.