Mud Lake Fishing near Hermantown, Minnesota

• Overview

  Look for Mud Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. The bank gives way to rolling bush. It measures about 47 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The bank runs in an even curve, so features come from what lies under the surface. Head to Hermantown, 6.6 miles away, for anything you forgot. Saint Paul is the closest city, 137 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Saint Louis County include yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Mud Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 66°F in July and bottom out at 6°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Mud Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Pike Lake, 2.4 miles away. What applies at Mud Lake may have changed since it was mapped.