Fishing Lac Bill in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bill belongs to Côte-Nord, Quebec. It sits 28 km in from the sea. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Betsiamites lies 35 km from the water. It is 163 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. More in the same country: Lac Taure near enough 0.8 km, Lac Blouin a shade over 1.7 km, Lac Reid near enough 2.1 km, Lac Bird a shade over 2.1 km and Lac Giasson near enough 2.8 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bill

  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. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac Bill for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Lac Bill more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac Taure at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac Bill in particular, ask before you travel.