Fishing at Lac Clerion, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Clerion in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The bank is 270 metres above sea level. The water covers around 4.31 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The margin runs to about 11 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Some 53 km away sits Rouyn-Noranda, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 230 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clerion

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac Clerion fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about late November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Lac Clerion regularly works to that calendar.

• 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. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac en Cheville, 11 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lac Clerion.