Little Turcotte Lake in Ontario: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Little Turcotte Lake is listed under Ontario. Elevation runs to 281 metres. With some 28 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 2.3 km on foot. The town to know is La Sarre, 101 km out. Beyond it, Macamic at 112 km and Cochrane at 118 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Little Turcotte Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Little Turcotte Lake gives up more to patience than to distance. No other water in the state carries this name.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -19°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Little Turcotte Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Chabbie Lake sits 9.9 km off and takes the overflow. Where Little Turcotte Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.