Fishing at Lac Clarice, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It sits at 302 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 3.70 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. You are looking at roughly 15 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It ranks high for size among our Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings. You are 38 km from Rouyn-Noranda. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 234 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clarice

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Clarice responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Clarice.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Delmas at 1.8 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Clarice in particular, ask before you travel.