Lac Turpin Fishing near Mont-Laurier, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Turpin in Laurentides, Quebec. The surface lies 222 metres up. Surface area is around 15 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 1.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. The town to know is Mont-Laurier, 15 km out. Ferme-Neuve is 31 km away, with Maniwaki at 39 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Turpin

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Lac Turpin a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Turpin.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Grenier sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac Turpin in what we hold.