Lac Clement Fishing near Saint-Raphaël, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Clement in Outaouais, Quebec. The ground around here is pine and birch. Roughly 22 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 2.0 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. The closest town, Saint-Raphaël, is 0.4 km away. Maniwaki lies 15 km off, Saint-Boniface another 28 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clement

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Lac Clement the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -13°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Lac Clement runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A boat ramp sits 1.3 km away, so trailered boats can get on. The closest car park is 1.2 km away, so pack accordingly. A pier 1.3 km from here gives a platform over deeper water. You can camp 1.1 km off, which suits an early start. Somewhere to sit and eat is 210 m out. There are toilets 210 m off. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. The nearest alternative is Lac Grenon, 0.9 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac Clement.