Lac de l'Ecrit Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de l'Ecrit in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits in spruce and muskeg country. Leblanc lies 58 km from the water. Further out sit Weymontachie (94 km) and Normandin (108 km). Near neighbours: Lac du Caveau sits 2.4 km out, Lac du Sucre at about 3.2 km, Lac Baillairge sits 3.4 km out, Lac du Yoga at about 3.4 km and Lac Erg sits 3.9 km out. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ecrit

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac de l'Ecrit decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Lac de l'Ecrit that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac du Caveau is 2.4 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac de l'Ecrit in what we hold.