Lac Clermont, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Lanaudière, Lac Clermont is a Quebec water. This is taiga ground. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lanaudière. Some 26 km away sits Manawan, the nearest settlement. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 150 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clermont

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Clermont the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -16°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Lac Clermont.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Crepeau sits 0.3 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac Clermont in what we hold.