Lac a Cleophas Fishing near Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac a Cleophas in Lanaudière, Quebec. It stands 404 metres above sea level. Start from Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, 4.4 km down the road. Then Mont-Tremblant, 26 km, and Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, 27 km. Water in the same corner: 1.7 km away is Lac Archambault, Lac Simon a shade over 2.1 km, 4 km away is Lac Lezard, Lac Beauchamp a shade over 4.6 km and 5.3 km away is Lac Coutu. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Cleophas

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac a Cleophas repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lac a Cleophas fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Mapping shows a ramp about 1.4 km from the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Archambault is 1.7 km distant. Treat Lac a Cleophas as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.