Lac Turk Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, sits Lac Turk. The water sits 429 metres up. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest town is Senneterre, 114 km off. Then Leblanc, 121 km, and Manawan, 136 km. Nearest other option: Lac Tudor a touch under 1 km, Lac Buff some 1 km off, Lac Viola a touch under 1.6 km, Lac Tims some 1.9 km off and Lac Pyrex a touch under 1.9 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Turk

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Turk fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Turk.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Tudor at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Turk should be assumed from this page alone.