Lac Beon in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac Beon is a Quebec water. It lies 369 metres above sea level. Mont-Laurier lies 32 km from the water. La Minerve follows at 34 km, then Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel at 37 km. Within a short drive: Lac Frontenac out at 0.4 km, Lac Wasaw 0.8 km off, Lac Kealy out at 1.5 km, Lac Mitron 1.9 km off and Lac Archet out at 2.2 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Beon

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Lac Beon is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Beon.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Lac Frontenac, 0.4 km out. None of that is settled for Lac Beon in what we hold.