Lac Turgeon Fishing near Mattawa, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Turgeon lies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 353 metres. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list holds plenty of bigger water. Mattawa lies 54 km from the water. Further out sit Notre-Dame-du-Lac (57 km) and Témiscaming (61 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Turgeon

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Turgeon that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Lac Turgeon more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Athabascan, 1.6 km away. Nothing on Lac Turgeon should be assumed from this page alone.