Mud Lake near Lake Wissota: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Mud Lake in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. The ground around here is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 20 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. The town to know is Lake Wissota, 9.4 miles out. It is 88 miles to Saint Paul, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Chippewa County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brown trout, bluegill, largemouth bass and common carp. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Mud Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 70°F for July and 11°F for January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Mud Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Popple Lake at 0.6 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Mud Lake may have changed since it was mapped.