Lac Jekill Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Jekill sits within Laurentides in Quebec. The bank gives way to lake country bush. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. On size it sits at the modest end of our Laurentides list. The town to know is Morin-Heights, 14 km out. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 39 km off. Others close at hand: Lac Caverhill 0.7 km away, Lac Tania at 1.6 km, Lac Joyce 1.8 km away, Lac des Sucreries at 2 km and Lac Solar 2.9 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jekill

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Lac Jekill for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 19°C in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Jekill.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Caverhill is 0.7 km off. Treat access at Lac Jekill as something to verify.