Turtle Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Turtle Lake is one of the Nipissing District waters in Ontario. It lies 350 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Nipissing District are larger. For supplies, Callander is 27 km out. Greater Sudbury sits 155 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Turtle Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Nipissing District: smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Turtle Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -13°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Turtle Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• 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. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Pascal Lake, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Turtle Lake.