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Old 02-07-2021, 03:05 PM
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Has anyone been fishing on Murray Lake this winter? I haven't been there in approx 30 years and wondering if it is worth it. Is there any walleye in there as per the regulations?
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Old 02-07-2021, 03:44 PM
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Has anyone been fishing on Murray Lake this winter? I haven't been there in approx 30 years and wondering if it is worth it. Is there any walleye in there as per the regulations?
There are walleye in there but not many.
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Old 02-07-2021, 03:53 PM
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Been fished extremely hard the last two years,I fished it 3 times so far this season and only catching little pike. Think everyone cleaned it out! Haven’t seen a single walleye ever but people claim there still in there.
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Old 02-08-2021, 07:51 AM
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I have never seen a walleye pulled out of there in 30 years Ive been fishing it.
Havent been this year but others have had ok luck.
Ive never seen a perch pulled out of there either but they must be in there.
The lake is shallow.....deepest is about 20ft and not much of it.
Fish are ok to eat out of there in winter....flesh is definitely that yellowish color.
Summertime prone to blue algae.
Ive been concentrating on other lakes but may stop in for a few hrs next week.
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Old 02-09-2021, 05:40 AM
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The water in that reservoir is disgusting. I drove by the irrigation canal coming out of it a few years ago in the summer. It had foam about 2ft deep covering the canal for at least a half mile, as far as I could see. I went up on the dam to look at the water, like pea soup, visibility was about 6". Stinky and absolutely disgusting. No fish for me from there.
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Old 02-09-2021, 12:29 PM
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Yes its nasty in mid summer....in winter the water isnt exactly clear either
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