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McMurray Fishing Reports

By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/27/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I absolutely do not follow trout anything, did they kill this lake off and replant it? I cruised around for a couple hours after work this evening and couldn't even fins a dink?? Hard to believe for...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/23/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/23/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Ran up to McMurray tonight there is still some algae left over from the bloom a couple weeks ago water was fairly stained and 58 degrees. Fishing was slow. I did manage a few small ones on a Rapala an...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/15/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Got back from my first service in Tacoma at about 4pm today...after sitting through one major accident and 3 minor ones, ugh. A little windy on McMurray tonight, blowing out of the north. I fished ...
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By: Bat_Fish
Posted: 7/25/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/23/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Headed up to Lake McMurray in search of Rainbow Trout. First time fishing this lake, but did my research on northwestfishingreports.com. Launched at the WDFW site at the Southern end of the lake, ju...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/25/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/25/2016
Hot Spots: 0
My sister and niece were up visiting from Florida and wanted to go out on the boat and cruise around. I knew they didn't have much time and didn't want to sit in the sun all day so I kept it close to ...
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By: DocFish
Posted: 7/11/2016
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/9/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Arrived at lake and had to deal with someone with a bass boat who decided to put in and then park his rig and trailer right in the prep area. Luckily, I know how to back a trailer down. The stickup...
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Posted: 6/23/2016
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/22/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Fished McMurray in the evening 6-9pm. Slow day, just 5 crappies 10-11" and a trout.
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/21/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/20/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Got off work early Monday and ran here as it's about 10-15 minutes away and I just wanted to catch a few fish. Started near the launch and the small fish were everywhere! Missed a couple hits but they...
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Posted: 6/17/2016
Species: Crappie
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/17/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This is my 3rd time fishing crappie on this lake and all times has been great! I don't really target them in the past because I only fish it for trout . The trout fishing here is excellent if don't ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/13/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/13/2016
Hot Spots: 0
After drying out from the morning I decided to run up to McMurray at about 5pm. The rain had stopped, at least at my house, but that changed within five minutes of launching lol. Downpour conditions t...
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By: Papahj
Posted: 4/28/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I launched the boat around 8 am and the conditions were great! A few other boats on the lake but not at all crowded. With in 5 min or so of trolling pop gear ( jack of diamonds) the bite was on! I lim...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/25/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/25/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to fish McMurray today as it's open finally and it's like ten minutes from home. I missed one in the pads right next to the launch, about a 2.5 that launched at my bait as I was lifting it out...
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By: cobrar543
Posted: 4/25/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/24/2016
Hot Spots: 1
After Saturday out on the boat with Zack, I was so relaxed and full of energy still so after getting on my wifes nerves she suggested I go fishing. Another reason I love that woman! So hooked up the ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/26/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/26/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Missed a 5 star by not producing a fish over 2lbs...however, I caught and released 60+ largemouth today! I didn't even make a full lap around the lake and pulled 14 off of one dock at one point! The w...
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By: billsnwfr
Posted: 7/14/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/5/2015
Hot Spots: 3
Spent the morning fishing Lake McMurray, only fished this place once or twice before, its been good for bass and perch. It has a big parking lot near the launch and a toilet. Fished with five inch b...
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By: cobrar543
Posted: 4/26/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/25/2015
Hot Spots: 1
The morning's rain sure has changed me. I would never let some liquid sunshine stop me as a young man. LOL It stopped about 11am and I couldn't stand it any more. The boat was ready so off I we...
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By: jonb
Posted: 8/24/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
my friend yen (ilvlkcassidy) and i hit lake mcmurray today in search of trout. we arrived just before noon, the wind was rough, the sun was bright and the temps were hot, some of the toughest conditio...
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Posted: 8/23/2014
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Hit mcmurray around 7am fished till 2pm. Firts hour was on fire. I was at the right at the right time caught 11 crappies between 6-8" no keeper. The sun came out and the bite stop. I tried trolling fo...
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By: tbone331
Posted: 6/15/2014
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/14/2014
Hot Spots: 2
I launched around 11am-noon and watched small trout doing aerobatic jumps all over while I made my way to the point on the North-East side of the lake. I flat-line trolled a silver/gold Dick-Nite on ...
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By: Papahj
Posted: 6/9/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
We launched the boat around 9 am and started trolling a chartreuse wedding ring with a little worm. The fishing was good but all of the fish that were caught had white worm like growths all over them....
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By: Norm
Posted: 6/8/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The little cousin was in town and really wanted to catch some fish so after work we headed out to the lake in search for some trout. It was real windy so I decided not to troll around and just find a ...
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By: Norm
Posted: 4/27/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Got there early, first one to launch. Three buddies and I set out at first light and anchored up. We all love bobber fishin so we threw out a bunch of bobbers and worms, then got the grill going to co...
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Posted: 6/2/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/1/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Launched boat around 0700, brother using green needlefish with green powerbait and power maggot, I was using green wedding ring w/chartreuse powerbait. hits were steady and very aggressive. Noticed th...
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Posted: 5/18/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/18/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Day started slowly, lots of hits, very little to show. Picked up around 0800, trolling Wedding Ring / Needlefish with powerbait. Ended up getting my limit, fish were 10"-12", off by 0900,...
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Posted: 5/14/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Got my limit in no time. Almost wanted to take the hook off and just have bait just so I could extend my day. The east side was hot just south of the point that turns into the cove.
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