Norfleet Turner Lake in Shelby County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Norfleet Turner Lake is one of the Shelby County listings for Tennessee. The land about it is dry hill. About 9 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Ground here is low by Tennessee standards. Germantown lies 3.1 miles from the water. It is 11 miles to Memphis, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Norfleet Turner Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Reported across Shelby County: bluegill, green sunfish, common carp, warmouth and longear sunfish. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Norfleet Turner Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 39°F to 82°F. Cold never closes this one. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on Norfleet Turner Lake follows the weather closely. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Chickasaw Lake, 2.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Norfleet Turner Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.