Lac Beaudoin in Lanaudière: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac Beaudoin in Lanaudière, Quebec. It sits in rolling bush country. It measures about 19 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Roughly 2.0 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 20 km away. Further out sit Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm (28 km) and Mont-Tremblant (52 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Beaudoin

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Lac Beaudoin where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -15°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Lac Beaudoin.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Marie at 1.3 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Lac Beaudoin.