Lac Clovis, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Clovis is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. The bank gives way to lake country bush. Surface area is around 78 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Some 7.6 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. Start from La Tuque, 41 km down the road. Then Weymontachie, 52 km, and Laurentides, 90 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clovis

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Clovis responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac Clovis runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Laureat sits 2.2 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Clovis in particular, ask before you travel.