Lac Turgeon Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Turgeon is set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The water sits 288 metres up. Around 16.72 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. The shoreline runs to about 42 km, far more than one trip can cover. It ranks high for size among our Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings. The nearest town is La Sarre, 28 km away. Macamic is 30 km and Amos 84 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Turgeon

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. 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. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac Turgeon the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac Turgeon runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Kapekwacata sits 10 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac Turgeon in what we hold.