Lac du Tilleul in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Mauricie, Quebec, is where Lac du Tilleul sits. It stands 389 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mauricie. The nearest town is Mandeville, 20 km away. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 67 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Tilleul

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Lac du Tilleul where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac du Tilleul.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac du Sorbier, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac du Tilleul, the notice at the access point is the final word.