Lac Clement in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Clement falls inside Laurentides. It sits in lake country bush. The town to know is Mont-Laurier, 13 km out. After that come Saint-Boniface at 25 km and Ferme-Neuve at 26 km. Other water within reach: Lac Filion roughly 1.2 km, Lac Roland about 1.5 km, Lac Canot roughly 1.5 km, Petit lac Creux about 1.8 km and Lac du Bois Franc roughly 1.9 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clement

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. 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. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Lac Clement as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac Clement that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Lac Filion, 1.2 km away. For Lac Clement, the notice at the access point is the final word.