Fishing at Lac Beta, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Beta is set in Côte-Nord, Quebec. Around the bank it is taiga. Forestville is the closest place, 53 km off. The big place round here is Saguenay, 152 km distant. Water in the same corner: Lac Salvador the better part of 0.7 km, Lac des Sorciers near enough 1 km, Lac Maigret the better part of 1 km, Lac Hamlet near enough 1.2 km and Lac Clara the better part of 1.9 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Beta

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Lac Beta decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac Beta regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac Salvador is 0.7 km distant. Where Lac Beta is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.