Lac Claude Fishing near Weymontachie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Claude is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. The surface lies 513 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. For a base, Weymontachie sits 37 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 179 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Claude

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lac Claude to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 16°C in July. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Lac Claude.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lac Gerard is 1.1 km distant. What applies at Lac Claude may have changed since it was mapped.