Lac Liliane, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Côte-Nord, Quebec, sits Lac Liliane. The bank is 574 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Côte-Nord are larger. Saint-Honoré at 115 km is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 127 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Liliane

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Liliane a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac Liliane runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Mamy is 0.4 km off. For Lac Liliane, the notice at the access point is the final word.