Fishing at Murray Lake, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Murray Lake is one of the Lake and Peninsula Borough listings for Alaska. It stands 1,663 feet above sea level. Roughly 650 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The margin runs to about 7.1 miles in total. The nearest town is Kodiak Station, 114 miles away. Anchorage sits 245 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Murray Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Lake and Peninsula Borough, recorded fish include sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, Arctic grayling, rainbow trout and pink salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Murray Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 49°F; the cold one sits at 18°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late May and starts locking again about late October. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Murray Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Hammersly Lake at 5 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat Murray Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.