Fishing Lac Clermoustier in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Clermoustier lies within the bounds of Lanaudière, Quebec. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. It measures about 21 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 2.0 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Chertsey lies 11 km from the water. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 50 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clermoustier

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Take Lac Clermoustier a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 19°C and January near -13°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Clermoustier.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Crepeau is 0.7 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Clermoustier for certain.