Mud Lake Fishing in Flathead County, Montana

• Overview

  Mud Lake is a Flathead County water, in Montana. The land about it is rolling bush. At 14 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Head to Whitefish, 16 miles away, for anything you forgot. Columbia Falls is 18 miles and Evergreen 28 miles. Round about: Elelehum lake a touch under 3.4 miles, Cyclone Lake (6.6 miles), Winona Lake a touch under 7.1 miles, Moose Lake (8.1 miles) and Howe Lake a touch under 10 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Flathead County list rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, largemouth bass, brook trout and yellow perch. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Mud Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 17°F to 60°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Mud Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Elelehum lake, 3.4 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Mud Lake for certain.