Lac Tilley near Shawville: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Tilley is one of the Outaouais waters in Quebec. Elevation runs to 234 metres. It runs to roughly 14 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 1.9 km, and most of it is walkable. Nearest town is Shawville, 26 km off. For a city, Gatineau is 53 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tilley

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Lac Tilley to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -13°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lac Tilley rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Verity is 1.4 km off. None of that is settled for Lac Tilley in what we hold.