Fishing Lac a l'Ecart in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac a l'Ecart in the Mauricie part of Quebec. The country round it is northern bush from end to end. La Tuque sits 48 km from here and is the nearest stop. Laurentides is 66 km and Métabetchouan 75 km. Water in the same corner: Lac Robert at 1 km, Lac Marie lies 1 km on, Lac aux Deux Sources at 1.1 km, Lac Mado lies 1.7 km on and Lac Alain at 1.8 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac a l'Ecart

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac a l'Ecart rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Lac a l'Ecart that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Robert, 1 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac a l'Ecart.