Turners Lake Fishing Guide, Killarney-Turtle Mountain, Manitoba

• Overview

  You will find Turners Lake in Killarney-Turtle Mountain, Manitoba. Height above sea level is 594 metres. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Killarney-Turtle Mountain. Start from Belcourt, 22 km down the road. Killarney follows at 22 km, then Rolla at 25 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Turners Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Killarney-Turtle Mountain, recorded fish include white sucker, johnny darter, northern pike, yellow perch and blackside darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Turners Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -17°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Turners Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Cumpstone Lake at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Turners Lake carry more weight than any list.