Fishing Lac Lily in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Outaouais, Lac Lily is a Quebec water. This is lake country bush country. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 2.3 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. The nearest place of any size is Deep River, 36 km away. The big place round here is Gatineau, 186 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lily

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lac Lily for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -14°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac Lily fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Lac Verdor, 1.1 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac Lily.