Lac Clark Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Clark is an Outaouais water, in Quebec. The water sits 119 metres up. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Outaouais. Nearest place of any size is Shawville, 12 km away. Fort-Coulonge is 22 km and Cobden 26 km. Other water nearby: Lac Richardson after 4.6 km, Lac a Rowat 4.9 km away, Lac a Martin after 5.1 km, Lac Schwartz 5.1 km away and Lac du Don after 5.2 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clark

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Outaouais: pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Lac Clark in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 19°C in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac Clark that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Richardson is 4.6 km off. Nothing on Lac Clark should be assumed from this page alone.