Mud Lake Fishing near Kingsford, Wisconsin

• Overview

  The Florence County end of Wisconsin holds Mud Lake. The ground around here is mixed forest. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Florence County standards. Kingsford is the closest town at 5.8 miles. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 83 miles away. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Florence County include brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Mud Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 12°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Mud Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Johnson and Beach Lake, 0.6 miles away. What applies at Mud Lake may have changed since it was mapped.