Mud Lake near Lake Odessa: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In Michigan, Mud Lake falls inside Barry County. Height above sea level is 817 feet. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Barry County list. Nearest place of any size is Lake Odessa, 5.7 miles away. The big place round here is Lansing, 26 miles distant. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Barry County include bluegill, largemouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Mud Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 22°F and July at about 71°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near late March, and forms again about mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Mud Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Carr Lake is 0.2 miles off. Nothing on Mud Lake should be assumed from this page alone.