Lac Ekka Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ekka lies in Laurentides, in Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. Surface area is around 14 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 1.9 km on foot. Nearest town is Ferme-Neuve, 57 km off. After that come Saint-Boniface at 66 km and Mont-Laurier at 69 km. Neighbouring water: Lac Lucille (1.5 km), Lac Emond within 1.6 km, Lac Skeyn (3.4 km), Lac Fanal within 4.7 km and Lac Tuna (4.7 km). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ekka

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lac Ekka light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac Ekka fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac Lucille is 1.5 km distant. Treat Lac Ekka as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.