Fishing Lac Bilson in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Bilson in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Elevation runs to 69 metres. Surface area runs to some 15.07 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. Some 42 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. Few waters listed in Nord-du-Québec are bigger. Head to Salluit, 104 km away, for anything you forgot. After that come Puvirnituq at 165 km and Kinngait at 303 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bilson

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Nord-du-Québec, recorded fish include Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Lac Bilson is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 11°C and January about -25°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid June. Ice usually gives way near mid June, and forms again about late October. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac Bilson.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Begin is 9.6 km off. For Lac Bilson, the notice at the access point is the final word.