Fishing Mud Lake in Putnam County, New York

• Overview

  Within Putnam County, New York, you have Mud Lake. The sea is 9.5 miles distant. Cold Spring is the closest town at 5.8 miles. The big place round here is North Stamford, 25 miles distant. Close by you also have: Clear Lake 0.4 miles off, Wiccopee Reservoir a shade over 1.3 miles, Stillwater Pond 1.8 miles off, Oscawana Lake a shade over 1.9 miles and Roaring Brook Lake 2.1 miles off. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Putnam County names brown trout, bluegill and largemouth bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Mud Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 25°F in January up to 71°F in July. In milder years the surface never sets. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Mud Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out. The first warm week of the year changes everything here.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. A toilet block sits half a mile away. This sits inside Agatha A. Durland Scout Reservation, so read the reserve notices first. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Clear Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Mud Lake should be assumed from this page alone.