Lac Turner, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac Turner in Mauricie, Quebec. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. Laurentides at 20 km is the nearest place to stop. Trois-Rivières sits 100 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Turner

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Lac Turner in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Turner.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Maskinongé is the mapped fishing point, 1.1 km out. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac de l'Ermite, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Lac Turner as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.