Fishing Lac Clement in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Clement is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. The surface lies 313 metres up. La Tuque sits 47 km from here and is the nearest stop. It is 140 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. Also on the doorstep: 0.3 km away is Lac Gaston, Lac Paul within 0.3 km, 1.3 km away is Lac Dubois, Lac Fretin within 1.7 km and 2.5 km away is Lac du Moucherolle. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clement

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Clement fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac Clement fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Gaston is 0.3 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Clement for certain.