Mud Lake Fishing in Sherburne County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Minnesota holds Mud Lake, in Sherburne County. Around the bank it is rolling bush. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Sherburne County standards. The town to know is Zimmerman, 5.4 miles out. Big Lake follows at 5.5 miles, then Elk River at 6.8 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Sherburne County include bluegill, northern pike and largemouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Mud Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 71°F, with January the cold end at about 11°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Mud Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Birch Lake at 0.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Mud Lake should be assumed from this page alone.