Fishing at Lac de la Route Eclair, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Route Eclair in Laurentides, Quebec. The surface lies 389 metres up. The closest town, Ferme-Neuve, is 82 km away. After that come Saint-Boniface at 91 km and Mont-Laurier at 95 km. Within easy reach: Lac des Sources Vives the better part of 0.9 km, Lac East 1.2 km away, Lac de l'Epaule de la Nuit the better part of 1.5 km, Lac Lambert 1.8 km away and Lac Dortet the better part of 2.7 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Route Eclair

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac de la Route Eclair the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 17°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Lac de la Route Eclair.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. 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. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac des Sources Vives at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac de la Route Eclair is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.