Fishing at Mud Lake, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario

• Overview

  Mud Lake lies within the bounds of United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario. The setting is lake country bush. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. About 2.0 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is one of the smaller waters we list in United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. The closest town, Gananoque, is 31 km distant. The big place round here is Kingston, 50 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for United Counties of Leeds and Grenville include pumpkinseed, bluegill, yellow perch, rock bass and northern pike. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Mud Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 20°C in July and bottoms out near -9°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Mud Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lower Beverley Lake at 2.3 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Mud Lake may have changed since it was mapped.