Mud Lake Fishing in Schoharie County, New York

• Overview

  New York holds Mud Lake, in Schoharie County. It stands 2,303 feet above sea level. At 14 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Schoharie County are larger. Worcester lies 6.9 miles from the water. It is 44 miles to Albany, the nearest city. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Schoharie County cover brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Mud Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 18°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Mud Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. 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. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Fly Pond, 0.6 miles out. Signs at Mud Lake carry more weight than any list.