Lac Beaujour Fishing in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Beaujour lies in Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec. The bank is 308 metres above sea level. With some 22 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. It is among the larger waters listed here for Capitale-Nationale. Start from Laurentides, 8.4 km down the road. Sainte-Foy sits 93 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Beaujour

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Capitale-Nationale, recorded fish include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker and sauger. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Lac Beaujour is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac Beaujour that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is a slipway on the shore, 900 m from the water we list. A campsite lies 400 m away for anyone staying over. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lac Sauna, 0.6 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac Beaujour.