Fishing Lac Clement in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Clement is set in Laurentides, Quebec. Height above sea level is 235 metres. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 2.4 km, and most of it is walkable. Start from Lac-Simon, 8.8 km down the road. For a city, Orléans is 90 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• 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. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac Clement a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac Clement runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A campsite lies 320 m away for anyone staying over. There are picnic tables recorded roughly 270 m off. There is a toilet block some 270 m out. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac la Boite at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac Clement as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.