Lac des Eclisses Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Eclisses lies in Laurentides, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. It measures about 34 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 4.7 km keeps the choices simple. Size puts it in the front rank of our Laurentides list. The nearest town is Manawan, 47 km away. After that come Rivière-Rouge at 50 km and Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 57 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Eclisses

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac des Eclisses repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Lac des Eclisses by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Naumeny at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac des Eclisses as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.