Lac Cloutier Fishing near Leblanc, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Cloutier belongs to Mauricie, Quebec. The water sits 476 metres up. Surface area is around 17 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 2.6 km on foot. Supplies mean a trip to Leblanc, 40 km off. Trois-Rivières sits 225 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cloutier

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac Cloutier a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Cloutier.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac Boucher is 1.4 km off. For Lac Cloutier, the notice at the access point is the final word.