Lily Lake Fishing near Madeira Park, British Columbia

• Overview

  Lily Lake is one of the Sunshine Coast Regional District waters in British Columbia. Salt water lies 0.8 km off. Surface area is around 12 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 1.8 km of margin, front to back. It lies lower than most water we list in British Columbia. The nearest place of any size is Madeira Park, 0.7 km away. For a city, Vancouver is 77 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lily Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Sunshine Coast Regional District cover Chum salmon, Coho salmon, pink salmon and sockeye salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lily Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 18°C and January about 4°C. The season runs year-round, with the peak either side of summer. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. That is the shape of the year on Lily Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. For boats, Headwater Marina lies 1.3 km out. Recorded parking is 730 m off, far enough to travel light. Mapping shows a jetty some 660 m off. A campsite lies 1.1 km away for anyone staying over. Mapping records toilets within 640 m. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Whiskey Slough, 2.2 km out. None of that is settled for Lily Lake in what we hold.