Lac a Murrell Fishing near Shawville, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac a Murrell in the Outaouais part of Quebec. Height above sea level is 261 metres. Shawville sits 19 km from here and is the nearest stop. It is 59 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. Near neighbours: Lac Barnes about 1.1 km, Lac Mecham 1.3 km away, Lac a Standen about 2.1 km, Lac McCleary 2.4 km away and Lac du Gouvernement about 2.5 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Murrell

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac a Murrell repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -13°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Lac a Murrell.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Barnes, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac a Murrell in particular, ask before you travel.