Lac Beauchene Fishing near East Angus, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Beauchene lies in Estrie, Quebec. The surface lies 288 metres up. Nearest place of any size is East Angus, 10 km away. Sherbrooke is the closest city, 15 km away. More in the same country: 1.5 km out stands Lac de Jos-Laventure, Lac Stoke at 1.9 km, 2.2 km out stands Lac a Victor, Lac a Gosselin at 5.4 km and 6.1 km out stands Etang Payeur. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Beauchene

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Estrie list rainbow trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Beauchene decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -11°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Beauchene follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Parking is not close: 1.3 km from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac de Jos-Laventure at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Beauchene for certain.