Fishing Lac Benard in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. It lies 317 metres above sea level. For a base, Laurentides sits 10 km out. Then Sainte-Thècle, 33 km, and Saint-Ubalde, 42 km. Water in the same corner: Lac Tage sits 1.6 km out, Premier lac Jumeau lies 1.8 km on, Lac Garneau sits 1.9 km out, Lac Logique lies 2 km on and Lac Julien sits 2.2 km out. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Benard

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Capitale-Nationale cover lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac Benard the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Lac Benard by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Tage at 1.6 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Lac Benard before loading the car.