McMurray Lake Fishing in Hastings County, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for McMurray Lake in Hastings County, Ontario. The surface lies 351 metres up. Roughly 23 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 2.5 km, and most of it is walkable. Bancroft lies 15 km from the water. The big place round here is Kingston, 132 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on McMurray Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Hastings County names rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Work McMurray Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -11°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. From about mid April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. McMurray Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Ragged Lake at 1.1 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on McMurray Lake should be assumed from this page alone.