Lac Eccles, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac Eccles in Laurentides, Quebec. Height above sea level is 446 metres. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Laurentides. For a base, Rivière-Rouge sits 28 km out. Labelle lies 37 km off, Mont-Tremblant another 44 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Eccles

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Eccles the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -15°C for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Lac Eccles runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac du Rat Musque is 1.3 km off. For Lac Eccles, the notice at the access point is the final word.