Lac Clement Fishing near Saint-Fulgence, Quebec

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, is where Lac Clement sits. Everything around it is taiga. Surface area is around 14 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. A shoreline of some 1.5 km keeps the choices simple. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Saint-Fulgence lies 52 km from the water. The big place round here is Saguenay, 63 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clement

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Lac Clement for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 15°C and January reads -19°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid May. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near early November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac Clement.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Derive sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lac Clement before loading the car.