Fishing at Lac Beauregard, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Beauregard is one of the Outaouais listings for Quebec. The setting is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Nearest town is Fort-Coulonge, 30 km off. Gatineau is the closest city, 73 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Beauregard

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Lac Beauregard should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 19°C and January reads -13°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Lac Beauregard runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac Saint-Aubin is 3 km distant. Treat Lac Beauregard as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.