Lac Leclerc Fishing in Estrie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Leclerc belongs to Estrie. Height above sea level is 267 metres. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Estrie standards. The town to know is Valcourt, 14 km out. Magog lies 16 km off, Rock Forest another 16 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leclerc

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Estrie records list rainbow trout, white sucker, pumpkinseed and brook trout among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Leclerc responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -11°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac Leclerc that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Bran de Scie sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Leclerc.