Lac Liliane Fishing near Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Liliane is a Lanaudière water, in Quebec. Everything around it is mixed forest. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 15 km away sits Saint-Michel-des-Saints, the nearest settlement. Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm follows at 45 km, then Manawan at 60 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Liliane

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac Liliane fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 17°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Liliane.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac de la Roche sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Liliane, the notice at the access point is the final word.