Fishing at Mud Lake, Alger County, Michigan

• Overview

  You will find Mud Lake in Alger County, Michigan. This is lake country bush country. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Alger County list. The nearest town is Munising, 2.7 miles away. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 145 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Alger County: yellow perch, rainbow smelt, northern pike and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Mud Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 16°F and July at about 64°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Mud Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Perch Lake is 0.6 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Mud Lake for certain.