Lac Beaudoin, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Beaudoin, in Mauricie. The bank gives way to rolling bush. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. You are 15 km from Saint-Ubalde. Trois-Rivières sits 64 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lac Beaudoin

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Beaudoin repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Anyone fishing Lac Beaudoin regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lac du Castor at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac Beaudoin in particular, ask before you travel.