Lac Bill in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Bill lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. Surface area runs to about 8 hectares — small enough to read in one session. You are 53 km from Saint-Michel-des-Saints. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 85 km away. Other water within reach: Lac Arcand near enough 1.5 km, Etang Darcy roughly 1.5 km, Lac Bon Air near enough 2.1 km, Lac Ray roughly 2.2 km and Lac Simon near enough 2.4 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bill

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac Bill the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac Bill.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The water borders Réserve écologique Irénée-Marie, so reserve rules are likely to apply. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Arcand sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Bill may have changed since it was mapped.