Mud Lake Fishing Guide, Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Minnesota holds Mud Lake, in Cass County. It sits in pine and birch country. The water measures roughly 10 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cass County list. Head to Pequot Lakes, 9.9 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Fargo, 111 miles distant. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Cass County names largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Mud Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 68°F and January near 6°F on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Mud Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Tamarack Lake, 2.4 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Mud Lake.