Mud Lake Fishing near Amery, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Mud Lake in Polk County, Wisconsin. The bank is 1,099 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 12 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Polk County standards. Amery lies 8.3 miles from the water. Then Luck, 11 miles, and Saint Croix Falls, 12 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Polk County include brown trout, rainbow trout and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Mud Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 70°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Mud Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, East Lake is 0.6 miles off. Check the position on Mud Lake before loading the car.