Fishing Grand lac Clair in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Grand lac Clair lies in Mauricie, Quebec. Height above sea level is 418 metres. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Supplies mean a trip to La Tuque, 58 km off. Métabetchouan is 63 km and Chambord 69 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it. The water is easy to walk round in a long session.

• Where to Fish on Grand lac Clair

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Treat Grand lac Clair as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Grand lac Clair.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lac Carre, 0.6 km away. For Grand lac Clair in particular, ask before you travel.