Lac Murray Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Murray is a Mauricie water, in Quebec. The water sits 341 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 10 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Around 1.4 km of margin, front to back. La Tuque lies 47 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 151 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Murray

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Murray repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Lac Murray the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac des Etangs is 3.8 km distant. Nothing on Lac Murray should be assumed from this page alone.