Lily Lake near Slave Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lily Lake is a Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 water, Alberta side. It stands 879 metres above sea level. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Slave Lake is the closest town at 22 km. Wabasca-Desmarais is 79 km and Swan Hills 94 km. Near neighbours include: Muskeg Lake just 19 km, Mitsue Lake 28 km, Lylich Lake just 30 km, Nipisi Lake 35 km and Florida Lake just 36 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lily Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 names northern pike, cisco and Arctic grayling. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lily Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 15°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lily Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Muskeg Lake, 19 km away. Check the position at Lily Lake before loading the car.