Lac Clement Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Clement is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. The surroundings are mixed forest. Roughly 18 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 3.1 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Nearest town is La Minerve, 18 km off. Orléans is the closest city, 102 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clement

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The near bank of Lac Clement is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Lac Clement regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Primeau sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Clement in particular, ask before you travel.