Lac Clement Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac Clement is a Quebec water. It sits in northern bush. The nearest place of any size is Normandin, 45 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 162 km away. Neighbouring water: Lac Martin about 0.9 km, Lac a l'Orignal roughly 1.4 km, Lac de la Loutre about 1.5 km, Lac Boisemont roughly 1.6 km and Lac Dargoire about 2.6 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clement

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Lac Clement before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -18°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Clement.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Martin is 0.9 km off. Ask locally about Lac Clement if anything is unclear.