Lac Beauvallon, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac Beauvallon in Laurentides, Quebec. Height above sea level is 243 metres. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. For supplies, Mont-Tremblant is 2.9 km out. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 83 km off. What else is close: Lac Moore at 1.6 km, Lac Lily some 1.7 km off, Lac Raynaud at 2.1 km, Lac Ouimet some 2.4 km off and Lac Miroir at 2.6 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Beauvallon

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Beauvallon a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -14°C in January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Beauvallon.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. You can park 280 m away and walk in from there. Fishing from a pier is possible 110 m away. A picnic area is mapped about 700 m away. Facilities include toilets around 990 m from here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Moore, 1.6 km away. Rules at Lac Beauvallon are worth checking on the day.