Lac Ecarte Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Ecarte falls inside Mauricie. The bank is 262 metres above sea level. The town to know is Hérouxville, 14 km out. Then Shawinigan, 16 km, and Saint-Tite, 17 km. Not far off: Lac a Midas lies 0.9 km on, Lac a Bolduc near enough 1.7 km, Lac a la Barbotte lies 2.1 km on, Lac Vincent near enough 2.8 km and Lac Berube lies 2.8 km on. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ecarte

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lac Ecarte for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Lac Ecarte that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. 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 is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac a Midas at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac Ecarte is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.