Lac Murray Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Laurentides, Quebec. It sits in rolling bush country. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Head to Morin-Heights, 4.3 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard (6.7 km) and Saint-Sauveur (9.9 km). Neighbouring water: Lac Castor sits 1.2 km out, Lac Thompson a shade over 1.5 km, Lac Manon sits 1.9 km out, Lac Chevreuils a shade over 2.3 km and Lac Franc sits 2.3 km out. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Murray

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Work Lac Murray in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -13°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Anyone fishing Lac Murray regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Castor, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Lac Murray as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.