Lac Cle in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac Cle in Mauricie, Quebec. The water sits 464 metres up. Surface area is around 20 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 2.6 km of margin, front to back. Manawan sits 45 km from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 201 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cle

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac Cle that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac Cle more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Lac de la Couronne, 1.2 km out. Check the position at Lac Cle before loading the car.