Fishing at Lac Beausoleil, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Beausoleil sits within Laurentides in Quebec. The water sits 371 metres up. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Most waters listed here for Laurentides are larger. You are 1.6 km from Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 52 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Beausoleil

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac Beausoleil the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -14°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac Beausoleil the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is a marina, Marina Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, 1.2 km away. Parking sits 1.3 km out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Fishing from a pier is possible 610 m away. Picnic facilities are recorded some 1.3 km out. Public toilets are recorded roughly 1.3 km off. Look for a notice board at the entrance. For a change of water, Lac Saint-Joseph is 0.7 km distant. What applies at Lac Beausoleil may have changed since it was mapped.