Mud Lake Fishing near DeWitt, Michigan

• Overview

  Clinton County in Michigan is where Mud Lake sits. The water sits 827 feet up. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Clinton County standards. 6 miles away sits DeWitt, the nearest town. Beyond it, Bath at 6.3 miles and Laingsburg at 7 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Clinton County records list bluegill, pink salmon, yellow perch, black crappie and largemouth bass among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Mud Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 21°F to 70°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Expect Mud Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Richmond Lake, 1.7 miles out. The position on Mud Lake is worth confirming on the day.