Lillian Lake Fishing Guide, Madera County, California

• Overview

  Lillian Lake is one of the Madera County waters in California. Everything around it is mixed woodland. With some 35 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Some 17 miles away sits Yosemite Valley, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Clovis, 54 miles distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lillian Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Madera County include brown trout, rainbow trout and smallmouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lillian Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 27°F in February up to 58°F in August. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Anyone fishing Lillian Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Staniford Lakes, 0.6 miles out. Nothing on Lillian Lake should be assumed from this page alone.