Mud Lake in Newaygo County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Newaygo County end of Michigan holds Mud Lake. Elevation runs to 794 feet. Small at around 9 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Head to Fremont, 12 miles away, for anything you forgot. White Cloud is 12 miles and Newaygo 17 miles. Water in the same corner: Murphy Lake sits 0.4 miles out, Flanders Lake within 0.7 miles, Kimes Lake sits 0.7 miles out, Faupell Lake within 1.1 miles and Mud Lake sits 1.1 miles out. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch, johnny darter and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Mud Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 21°F in January to roughly 69°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. The water is typically free of ice between early April and mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Mud Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Murphy Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Mud Lake as something to verify.