Murray Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Murray Lake is set in Algoma, Ontario. Elevation runs to 371 metres. Small at around 10 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The bank runs about 1.5 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Our Algoma list holds plenty of bigger water. Thessalon sits 40 km from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 170 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Murray Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Algoma cover walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Murray Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -12°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Murray 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. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Echo Lake sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Murray Lake if anything is unclear.