Mud Lake Fishing near Park Falls, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Mud Lake is set in Price County, Wisconsin. The water sits 1,480 feet up. Small at around 21 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Park Falls is the closest place, 3.9 miles off. Beyond it, Phillips at 18 miles and Lac du Flambeau at 30 miles. Also worth knowing: 1 mile out stands Buckman Lake, Cooley Lake 1.2 miles, 1.6 miles out stands Mill Pond, Butternut Lake 1.7 miles and 2.1 miles out stands Schnur Lake. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Price County names yellow perch, walleye, northern pike and bluegill. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Mud Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 10°F to 66°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Mud Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Buckman Lake is 1 mile off. Ask locally about Mud Lake if anything is unclear.