Lac Beauchamp Fishing near Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac Beauchamp is a Quebec water. The surface lies 428 metres up. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The town to know is Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, 5.1 km out. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 56 km away. Near neighbours include: Lac Boudrias just 0.8 km, Lac Pauvre 1.2 km off, Le Petit Lac just 1.6 km, Lac Massie 1.6 km off and Lac Carre just 1.7 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Beauchamp

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Lac Beauchamp light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -14°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac Beauchamp regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Boudrias, 0.8 km out. Ask locally about Lac Beauchamp if anything is unclear.