Lac Willy Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Willy is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. The surface lies 538 metres up. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. For supplies, Weymontachie is 41 km out. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 200 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Willy

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac Willy that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Lac Willy runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Petit lac Marcel sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Willy for certain.