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By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/25/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/25/2016
Hot Spots: 0
My sister and niece were up visiting from Florida and wanted to go out on the boat and cruise around. I knew they didn't have much time and didn't want to sit in the sun all day so I kept it close to ...
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By: 2feetitis
Posted: 5/18/2020
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2020
Hot Spots: 0
I caught the biggest bass of my life! I didnt have a scale but it must have been in the 5lbs area for sure. It was a hog! An absolute lunker! I caught it on the north end of the lake while casting par...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/18/2018
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Caught some little guys on a drop shot but couldn't connect with anything decent. Fished out to 30 feet around pilings and up under docks in a foot, just loads of fingerlings running all over with my...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/30/2018
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/30/2018
Hot Spots: 0
First things first, Bob, yes there is still an RV park at the north end of this lake. I can't remember if I answered that or not last time? Well, this place wasn't my original target tonight but t...
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Posted: 7/10/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/8/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Finally wanted to switch up from fishing smallmouth. Decided to hit Big lake around sunrise. We hit multiple spots without anything but a few hits. Water was warm at 73 degrees. We decided to head to ...
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By: zhut
Posted: 8/19/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I fished for about two hours at McMurray. In that span of time I caught three Largemouth. The bite was very consistent. I was chucking a wacky rigged senko around submerged logs and Lily pads not far ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 9/30/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/30/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Couldn't pass up the cloudy cool rainy amazing day. Hit McMurray but couldn't get a steady bite going. Caught one and lost two pitching, caught six on a Senko, missed one on a frog and caught three ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/19/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Thought I would try McMurray one more time before it closes. Could not even buy a bite. Tried everything from surface to 30 feet and literally not so much as a perch nibble. Water temps were near...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/14/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/13/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I wanted to fish Samish but fortunately checked the WDFW site the night before and there was a "tournament" this weekend, so I swung by Shoecraft instead and the launch and weird abandoned car sketche...
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Posted: 5/21/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/21/2017
Hot Spots: 0
We came out to this lake to test or kayaks out so I decided to bring my pole. On my fourth cast caught a dink but it was still fun and the bite was consistent
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/15/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Got back from my first service in Tacoma at about 4pm today...after sitting through one major accident and 3 minor ones, ugh. A little windy on McMurray tonight, blowing out of the north. I fished ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/23/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/23/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Ran up to McMurray tonight there is still some algae left over from the bloom a couple weeks ago water was fairly stained and 58 degrees. Fishing was slow. I did manage a few small ones on a Rapala an...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/27/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I absolutely do not follow trout anything, did they kill this lake off and replant it? I cruised around for a couple hours after work this evening and couldn't even fins a dink?? Hard to believe for...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/13/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/13/2016
Hot Spots: 0
After drying out from the morning I decided to run up to McMurray at about 5pm. The rain had stopped, at least at my house, but that changed within five minutes of launching lol. Downpour conditions t...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/21/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/20/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Got off work early Monday and ran here as it's about 10-15 minutes away and I just wanted to catch a few fish. Started near the launch and the small fish were everywhere! Missed a couple hits but they...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/25/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/25/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to fish McMurray today as it's open finally and it's like ten minutes from home. I missed one in the pads right next to the launch, about a 2.5 that launched at my bait as I was lifting it out...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/15/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/15/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at 7am and there was only one other vehicle in the parking lot. Headed west of the launch first to fish the small area of logs and pads with some topwater baits, this only resulted in one sma...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/14/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/13/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to take a buddy from work and fish McMurray one more time before it closes for the season:( BOOOO!!! ALL LAKES YEAR ROUND!! We started the day off working the east shore with jigs, grubs...
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Posted: 6/23/2016
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/22/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Fished McMurray in the evening 6-9pm. Slow day, just 5 crappies 10-11" and a trout.
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By: DocFish
Posted: 7/11/2016
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/9/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Arrived at lake and had to deal with someone with a bass boat who decided to put in and then park his rig and trailer right in the prep area. Luckily, I know how to back a trailer down. The stickup...
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Posted: 6/17/2016
Species: Crappie
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/17/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This is my 3rd time fishing crappie on this lake and all times has been great! I don't really target them in the past because I only fish it for trout . The trout fishing here is excellent if don't ...
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Posted: 5/30/2017
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/30/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Mcmurray from 4:55pm to 630. Nice, calm and cloudy when got there. Tons of perch were biting but thats not what were after. Didnt get to cover tgat much water because it rained on us hard. W...
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Posted: 6/16/2017
Species: Crappie
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Hit up Mcmurray this morning around 9am. Stayed till 2pm. Today was the best day for crappie i have ever experienced on this lake. Caught over 30 easy today. Kept 10 to take home and eat. Crappie in ...
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By: jjones206
Posted: 6/21/2017
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/18/2017
Hot Spots: 0
***Late Post*** Fathers Day Morning. Good Time.
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Posted: 7/2/2017
Species: Crappie
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/2/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Mcmurray 630:am-11am. 15 Crappie 10-12"
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