Lac Belhumeur Fishing near Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Lanaudière, Quebec, you have Lac Belhumeur. Around the bank it is rolling bush. It measures about 11 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Roughly 1.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Sainte-Béatrix at 25 km is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Saint-Jean-de-Matha at 26 km and Saint-Gabriel at 33 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Belhumeur

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Lac Belhumeur as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -15°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Belhumeur.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Lore, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Belhumeur, the notice at the access point is the final word.