Mueller Lake Fishing in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  The Lake County entry here is Mueller Lake, in Minnesota. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. It covers about 23 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Ely is the closest town at 40 miles. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 86 miles away. If this one is busy: Bushman Lake 0.9 miles away, Skindance Lake a shade over 0.9 miles, Ogishkemuncie Lake 1 mile away, Agamok Lake a shade over 1.1 miles and Paco Lake 1.4 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Mueller Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Lake County list white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. The county list is broader than any single water. At Mueller Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 64°F for July and 4°F for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. From about late April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Mueller Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Bushman Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Rules at Mueller Lake are worth checking on the day.