Lac Benausse Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Benausse in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. It stands 426 metres above sea level. At about 15 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 2.0 km on foot. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Chibougamau, 19 km away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Mistissini at 49 km and Chapais at 57 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Benausse

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Nord-du-Québec records list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Benausse the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -20°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Expect Lac Benausse to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Lemoine is 2.1 km off. Check the position at Lac Benausse before loading the car.