Turnbull Lake Fishing in Brant, Ontario

• Overview

  Turnbull Lake stands in Brant, Ontario. The water sits 270 metres up. At 9 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Brant list. Ayr sits 3.1 km from here and is the nearest stop. Cambridge sits 13 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Turnbull Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Brant records list rainbow darter, stonecat and greenside darter among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Turnbull Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 20°C; by January the average is down near -7°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. The lid tends to go about early April and return around mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Turnbull Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Pinehurst Lake at 2.3 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Turnbull Lake.