Mud Lake Fishing, NE of Cohasset, Minnesota

• Overview

  Mud Lake sits within Cass County in Minnesota. It sits at 1,325 feet above sea level. With some 61 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 1.2 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Cohasset lies 19 miles from the water. Grand Rapids is 21 miles away, with Coleraine at 27 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Cass County include largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, walleye and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Mud Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 67°F, the coldest about 5°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Mud Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. You will be walking about 0.9 miles from the nearest car park. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Folston Lake, 1.5 miles away. Treat Mud Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.