Lac Clion Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  The Lanaudière end of Quebec holds Lac Clion. The ground around here is spruce and muskeg. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Head to Manawan, 38 km away, for anything you forgot. After that come Rivière-Rouge at 60 km and Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 64 km. Also within reach: Lac Labrosse out at 0.9 km, Lac Albert within 1.4 km, Lac Fronde out at 1.6 km, Lac Lise within 1.6 km and Lac Wilfrid out at 1.7 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clion

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Lanaudière records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Lac Clion for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac Clion runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Fishing from a pier is possible 750 m away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lac Labrosse, 0.9 km away. None of that is settled for Lac Clion in what we hold.