Fishing Lac Ecly in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ecly sits in Laurentides, out in Quebec. It lies 350 metres above sea level. La Minerve is the closest place, 18 km off. After that come Rivière-Rouge at 28 km and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel at 29 km. Within easy reach: Lac Alos at 0.4 km, Lac de l'Isba a touch under 1.2 km, Lac des Morenes at 1.4 km, Lac Colour a touch under 2 km and Lac de la Tour at 2.5 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ecly

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Anyone new to Lac Ecly should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Lac Ecly the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Alos, 0.4 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac Ecly.