Lac Leclerc near Macamic: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Lac Leclerc in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It stands 307 metres above sea level. It covers about 10 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Macamic at 28 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 289 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leclerc

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Lac Leclerc in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Lac Leclerc to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Genest sits 2.9 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Leclerc in particular, ask before you travel.