Lac Murray Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord end of Quebec holds Lac Murray. The country here is boreal forest. The water measures roughly 9 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. For supplies, Forestville is 45 km out. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 157 km away. Within a short drive: Lac Seeley near enough 1.1 km, Lac du Mille 45 lies 2.9 km on, Lac Dudley near enough 3 km, Lac Lessard lies 4 km on and Lac Henri near enough 4.5 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Murray

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Lac Murray in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac Murray follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Seeley, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac Murray.