Lac de l'Ecurie Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac de l'Ecurie in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 436 metres above sea level. The nearest place of any size is Pont Rouge, 47 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 96 km distant. Nearest other option: Lac des Stalles roughly 0.4 km, Lac du Tire-Bouchon sits 1.5 km out, Lac de la Rumeur roughly 1.8 km, Lac de l'Oeil-Qui-Louche sits 1.9 km out and Lac Liliputien roughly 2 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ecurie

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac de l'Ecurie the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac de l'Ecurie runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac des Stalles sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac de l'Ecurie.