Mud Lake Fishing Guide, Polk County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Mud Lake is listed under Polk County, Wisconsin. The setting is mixed forest. About 7 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Polk County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Turtle Lake, is 5.8 miles distant. Saint Paul sits 51 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Polk County include brown trout, rainbow trout and northern pike. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The near bank of Mud Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 70°F, the coldest about 10°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Mud Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Greeley Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Mud Lake for certain.