Billings Lake Fishing Guide, Hastings County, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Hastings County, Ontario, this is Billings Lake. Around the bank it is rolling bush. It measures about 64 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Few waters listed in Hastings County are bigger. United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde sits 17 km from here and is the nearest stop. It is 150 km to Barrie, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Billings Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Hastings County include rock bass, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Treat Billings Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -12°C to 18°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Billings Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Overnight stays are possible 710 m away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Little Billings Lake is 1.2 km off. Check the current arrangement for Billings Lake.