50,000 Acres

La Réserve Beauchêne is a magnificent, exclusive 205.7 square kilometre (over 50,000 acres) territory in the high hills of Quebec. The province of Ontario can be seen across the beautiful valley of the Ottawa River. La Réserve Beauchêne contains over 3 dozen lakes each of which offers some of the best fishing in Canada and there are many other lakes in the territory waiting to be explored.

Beauchêne is drained into the Ottawa River by several distinct water-courses, the largest of which is the Beauchêne River. Lac Beauchêne, the largest lake, in addition to having several other smaller feeder streams, is the confluence of 2 main tributaries, the Beauchêne River and Otter Creek. Together these streams drain hundreds of square miles of adjacent wilderness to the north, east and south of La Réserve Beauchêne, an immense area which, in turn, contains many other lakes helping to maintain the level of Lac Beauchêne throughout the year.

Although La Réserve Beauchêne's lakes are surprisingly close together the area is very rugged and hilly and, therefore, extremely picturesque. The hills around the lakes range up to 550 feet in height above the lakes' surface and our various "back" lakes are found closely scattered throughout these hills but most are accessible by bush road.

To give some idea of the topography, the section of the Beauchêne River which empties Lac Beauchêne into the Ottawa River is only 3 to 4 kilometres long, but in that distance falls 230 feet. In contrast, the Niagara River over the whole of its 55 kilometre course from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario only falls 320 feet! Much of Beauchêne is covered by glacially deposited overburden comprised of boulders, gravel and sand but there are many dramatic outcrops of native rock and sandstone.

Lying astride the transition zone between the St. Lawrence and Boreal Forest Regions, the whole of the reserve is extremely well wooded with a broad mix of Eastern deciduous and coniferous trees. While intermittent logging has occurred in many places in the reserve for approximately 100 years, there has been no evident clear cutting and generally there are no obvious signs of lumbering in the past. Much of the forest is mature and all of La Réserve Beauchêne will strike our guests as truly "unspoiled". All of the buildings within our beautiful territory are the property of La Réserve Beauchêne and are used in its operations. As an outfitter with exclusive rights, La Réserve Beauchêne Inc. is in a position to regulate the number of its guests, both for fishing and hunting. We also regulate the trapping. This permits us to ensure the preservation of healthy populations of our valuable fish and wildlife, as well as the quality of the outdoor experience that our guests may expect. La Réserve Beauchêne is uncrowded and beautiful and provides an opportunity for wonderful fishing as well as the prospect of uncrowded lakes and woods for our sportsmen guests who come from every continent to enjoy this lovely place.