Lac Besson, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Besson is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. It lies 290 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest town is Brownsburg-Chatham, 18 km away. Then L'Orignal, 21 km, and Hawkesbury, 22 km. Within a short drive: Lac Loupien about 1 km, Lac des Esclaves within 1 km, Lac MacLeod about 1.3 km, Lac Keatley within 1.7 km and Lac Grenville about 2.6 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Besson

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lac Besson before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -13°C in January up to 19°C in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac Besson runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Loupien is 1 km off. Check the position at Lac Besson before loading the car.