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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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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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Posted: 6/7/2018
Species: Crappie
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Constant action lasted for about 2 hours. Got lots of bites and lots of missed bites. Kept enough to last me for a week. Released close to 3 dozens. The crappie are 9-13" will be back for some more so...
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Posted: 6/18/2018
Species: Crappie
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Last minute decision to go fishing today found me at the launch about 11:30. There were 4 boats pulling out while I was setting up my toon. After talking to each one what I should have done was pack...
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Posted: 10/5/2007
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/5/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Got off work at lunch and the honey do list was short. So took the lab up to McMurray for some Crappie/Perch action. No crappies but did manage to catch a dozen or so perch. Only 2 were over 9 inches....
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/27/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/25/2007
Hot Spots: 0
My Dad and I decided to give Lake McMurray a try on Friday hoping to avoid a possible Memorial Day rush for the weekend. When we arrived there were only two other rigs parked at the WDFW parking area....
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/4/2007
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Rating: 2
Fished: 9/4/2007
Hot Spots: 0
In regards to the Angler whom wants to know about the parasites he found on the trout he caught out of the lake. It is called Red sores . Here is an article http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VM059 I've seen t...
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By: steve
Posted: 5/6/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/4/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Took a day off work to give McMurray a shot after opening day. Started about 5:45AM, the weather was calm & overcast. It was a decent pick, took 6-fish (all C&R) before I called it a morning about 9...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/30/1999
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/30/1999
Hot Spots: 0
3 of us started fishing about 7:30. Bill and Bart were using triple teasers (green with black spots) tipped with a worm. I was using an olive wooly bugger. Within the first 10 minutes we had all c...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/24/1999
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/24/1999
Hot Spots: 0
My wife and I fished Lake McMurray opening day. We arrived at 6 am to quite a line at the boat ramp. Parking was at a premium in finding a spot, and 10.00 fee in a neighboring field. It moved quickly ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/14/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/12/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Lake McMurray for the first time this year. We had 2 boats in our group with 3 anglers in each boat. Those in my boat fished with Powerbait in the morning and after only catching a total of 7 f...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/2/2000
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/2/2000
Hot Spots: 0
YEE HA....This lake has some average size fighters in it >> and from what i've seen with the fishing pressure its slowed down since end of may >> get there early to catch the big bite around 9:am...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/31/2000
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Rating: 1
Fished: 5/31/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Fished this lake early am with a few bites but no hook ups. This looks like a quality lake but don't be fooled > only thing I've ever caught was 12 inch and under if you like playing the small ones wi...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/20/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2000
Hot Spots: 0
UNbelievable .. We had no problem getting our limits. Size umm 12 to 14 mostly couldn't have been more chunky great great Fishing. And all over the lake the squeals from kids and fishing fol...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/30/2000
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/30/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Sunday after opening day started out real slow at 7:30a.m. fish got active at 10:00 or so. Had 2 limits by 1:00p.m. Kept nothing under 15". Went back next day with 3 other persons in boat fishe...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/4/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/4/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing at about 7:40 a.m. with a streamer fly (unknown name) with three hits and only one to the boat in the first hour, switched to a "six-pack" with a little better success. Finally turned...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/30/2000
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/30/2000
Hot Spots: 0
We fished Lake McMurray early Sunday morning. It was mild temperatures, and no wind to speak of. Perfect fishing weather. I used a Chartreuse green (with darker spots) dick nite, and Wife Person used...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/16/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 1/16/2000
Hot Spots: 0
I note with interest that no one mentions the fine largemouth bass fishing in Lake McMurray. I have fished it quite a bite in the past and found the bass fishing to be quite productive. I also had...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/27/1999
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/27/1999
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Sunday morning on McMurray. Arrived at 6:30 am and found about five other boats on the lake already. By the time I left at noon the lake was very crowded. Probably fifty boats out. I was f...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/11/2002
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/11/2002
Hot Spots: 0
We arrived about 6:30 AM 4 of us trolled a yellow walleye spinner had 4 yellow beads a yellow spoon and a yellow bead above the spoon used a worm and spring green power bait with or without sparkles. ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/10/2002
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/10/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Had a few hours in the morning open so I figured I'd check out Lake Mac. Usually fishes pretty well for a month or so after the opener. Got to the lake about 8am on a sunny morning and fished a type...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/8/2002
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake at about 0900 and worked hard for an hour to catch three fish an a trolled fly (floating line with a sink tip). I followed my advice and changed flies often for the next hour before I pa...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/27/2002
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/27/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Made my usual trek to Lake McMurray on opening day. Got there at about 10 a.m. but did not start until about 11. The first hour my six pack fly did nothing-three hits and two fish-then it came alive...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/1/2001
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/1/2001
Hot Spots: 0
We arrived at the lake about 8am, six of us. The fishing was very slow with me being the only successful one in the party. Caught one 16" on a homebrew red chironomid pattern and lost another brut (...
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Posted: 5/24/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 5/24/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Once around the lake trolling a variety of thin blade spoons. Fished 11 to noon. Had other stuff that I needed to do. Anyway, no luck but I did see quite a few fishing rising, some type of insect husk...
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