Fishing Lac Cecile in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Cecile is one of the Laurentides waters in Quebec. The surface lies 380 metres up. Head to La Minerve, 23 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Rivière-Rouge (27 km) and Mont-Laurier (33 km). Close neighbours run: Lac Rapiere near enough 0.9 km, Lac Raquette (1.8 km), Lac Lucas near enough 1.9 km, Lac des Tables (1.9 km) and Lac Hull near enough 2.6 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cecile

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of Lac Cecile is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 18°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Lac Cecile.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Rapiere is 0.9 km distant. Confirm access to Lac Cecile locally before you travel.