Fishing at Lac Clement, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Clement in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The surface lies 398 metres up. Roughly 27 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 3.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The nearest town is Deep River, 92 km away. Gatineau sits 220 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clement

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Lac Clement decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac Clement fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Rehel, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Lac Clement are worth checking on the day.