Lac Clement in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The sea is 19 km distant. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Head to Saint-Fulgence, 44 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit La Baie (48 km) and Sacré-Coeur (51 km). Close by you also have: Lac de l'Ephemere (1.2 km), Lac des Cotes Cassees within 1.8 km, Lac Kaki (2.3 km), Lac Encadre within 2.6 km and Lac des Six Milles (3 km). The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clement

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The near bank of Lac Clement is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 15°C, the coldest about -18°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Lac Clement rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac de l'Ephemere, 1.2 km out. Treat access at Lac Clement as something to verify.