Lower Turnbull Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Lower Turnbull Lake is a Sudbury water, Ontario side. The water sits 417 metres up. Surface area runs to roughly 1.34 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Some 13 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. On our Sudbury list it sits near the top for size. Chapleau sits 82 km from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 156 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lower Turnbull Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lower Turnbull Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Lower Turnbull Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Cavell Lake at 4.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lower Turnbull Lake should be assumed from this page alone.