Lac Beaudin Fishing near Port-Cartier, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Beaudin is a Côte-Nord water, in Quebec. It sits at 525 metres above sea level. At some 2.33 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Shoreline length is close to 20 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Size puts it in the front rank of our Côte-Nord list. Port-Cartier at 70 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Saguenay is 344 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Beaudin

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Lac Beaudin rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 14°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac Beaudin around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Ginguier is 5.5 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Beaudin.