Mud Hen Lake Fishing in Pierce County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Mud Hen Lake stands in Pierce County, Wisconsin. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Wisconsin listings. For a base, Prescott sits 4.4 miles out. Then Hastings, 6.2 miles, and River Falls, 12 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing. It gives up fish to patience rather than to gear.

• Where to Fish on Mud Hen Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Pierce County names common carp, brown trout, rainbow trout and banded darter. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Mud Hen Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 72°F and January about 13°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about early April to early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Mud Hen Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Gores Pool #3 Wildlife Management Area covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Carter Slough is 0.8 miles off. Ask locally about Mud Hen Lake if anything is unclear.