Mud Lake Fishing, S of Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota

• Overview

  Look for Mud Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. The setting is mixed forest. At 7 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Saint Louis County list holds plenty of bigger water. 8.7 miles away sits Hoyt Lakes, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 142 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Saint Louis County names yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Mud Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 2°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Mud Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Kaunonen Lake is 1.7 miles distant. The position on Mud Lake is worth confirming on the day.