The monster is usually described as a creature 3–9 metres long, scaly or smooth, with no dorsal fin and a head resembling a dog, a seahorse, or a pig.
Natives are said to be nervous about the attention the Monster might bring and say its simply a massive Sturgeon that left his home and lives in Turtle Lake.
[1] Reports date back to pre-settlement days when the local Cree had a legend about people who ventured into the Turtle Lake Monster's territory vanishing without a trace.
Over the years, people fishing in the open water have reported sightings of a big "thing" swimming near their boat.
Sturgeon have a very long life span, so the few that may have entered the lake could have stayed there for many decades.