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By: Salmon King
Posted: 7/4/2017
Species: Crappie
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Had some time today and wanted to try out my Pontoon since I made some changes to how I outfitted it.
I got a late start today as I had to finish my chores first. Anyway...
I hit the water about 10...
By: ilvcassidylake
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...
By: Salmon King
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...
By: tbone331
Posted: 6/15/2014
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/14/2014
Hot Spots: 2
I launched around 11am-noon and watched small trout doing aerobatic jumps all over while I made my way to the point on the North-East side of the lake. I flat-line trolled a silver/gold Dick-Nite on ...
By: ilvcassidylake
Posted: 8/23/2014
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Hit mcmurray around 7am fished till 2pm. Firts hour was on fire. I was at the right at the right time caught 11 crappies between 6-8" no keeper. The sun came out and the bite stop. I tried trolling fo...
By: yellowkayak
Posted: 4/26/2009
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Had a great outing this morning. Had my limit in about an hour and a half. The largest about 16 inches. Looks like the osprey were also doing quite well.
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....
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/4/2008
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing on Lake McMurray is always a good place for the opener. I fish the afternoon due to the crowded conditions at the launch. Seems like all the fish are healthy with big shoulders. Good fighte...
By: tallman8251
Posted: 9/2/2007
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Rating: 2
Fished: 9/2/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Went out to the Lake in The AM.
Not to bad of a morning couple of other boats out there.
1st time fishing this lake. Caught a couple of trout. They had parasites on them. Have read other reports of ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/29/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/29/2000
Hot Spots: 0
I do an annual fish in at Lake McMurray with some friends. Some years are great and others are poor but this is a tradition. We usually get to the lake after noon to avoid most of the early morning...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/24/1999
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/24/1999
Hot Spots: 0
I took my two sons, age 5 and 8, to fish Opening Day on McMurray. It was a second choice when I discovered Cranberry Lake allowed no motors. We started fishing at 8am, the place was crowded but not ja...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/29/1998
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/29/1998
Hot Spots: 0
My brother and I arrived at the lake at 9 am and dropped his 12 ft
inflatable into the water. We headed south from the boat launchfor about
1/4 mile and stayed on the west side of the lake and then ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/30/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/30/2005
Hot Spots: 0
WOW!!! Opening day at Lake McMurray was great! I got to the lake at about 5 AM. There was only two reasonable parking spaces available when I got there. I parked right behind the port-a-potty and star...
