Fishing Lac Clement in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Clement is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, Quebec side. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. The water covers some 18 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 4.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. For a base, Senneterre sits 59 km out. Beyond it, Barraute at 85 km and Val-d'Or at 86 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clement

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. 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. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lac Clement before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan any trip to Lac Clement around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac Armand, 1.9 km out. Treat access at Lac Clement as something to verify.