Fishing Lac des Ecorces in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac des Ecorces falls inside Outaouais. The water sits 293 metres up. About 1.23 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. There is roughly 10 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. It is among the larger waters listed here for Outaouais. The closest town, Ripon, is 20 km distant. After that come Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel at 22 km and Saint-André-Avellin at 27 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Ecorces

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac des Ecorces gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac des Ecorces rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed 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. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac des Pics at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Lac des Ecorces may have changed since it was mapped.