Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 24, 1999
Species recorded at Mud Lake
11 species on the Minnesota DNR list for this lake. A species on the list has been recorded here; it does not mean it is catchable today or in every part of the lake.
Stocking at Mud Lake
No stocking record for Mud Lake appears in the Minnesota DNR material on file. That is an absence in the published record, not a confirmation that the lake is unstocked — some waters are managed as naturally reproducing and never appear in a stocking list at all.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 24, 1999 caught 5.00 northern pike per gill net at Mud Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 15–34 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Mud Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is declining. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
3 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 1999-06-24 (Standard Survey).
3 surveys on file · most recent 1999-06-24 (Standard Survey)
27 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 27.15 | 1–7 in 1999-06-24 | 0.16 lb |
| Black Crappie | 11.83 | 1–9 in 1999-06-24 | 0.17 lb |
| Yellow Bullhead | 9.97 | 9–12 in 1999-06-24 | 0.61 lb |
| Brown Bullhead | 6.29 | 9–13 in 1999-06-24 | 0.7 lb |
| Black Bullhead | 3.46 | 10 in 1999-06-24 | 0.65 lb |
| Northern Pike | 2.32 | 15–34 in 1999-06-24 | 1.79 lb |
CPUE = catch per unit effort, fish caught per net per set in a standardised survey. It measures abundance, not size, and is not a weekly bite report.
Length Distributions
Number of fish caught at each inch class in the most recent survey that recorded lengths. Red dashed line marks an approximate trophy threshold for that species.
Bluegill
Black Crappie
Yellow Bullhead
Brown Bullhead
From the 1999-06-24 survey
Mud lake is an 84 acre lake located 5 miles southeast of Emily. Maximum depth is 28 feet with 42% less than 15 feet deep. Water clarity is limited due to bog stain. The shoreline is a mixed forest with numerous red pine present on sandy soil. Development is light with a total of 11 cottages and homes present. Bottom…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Mud Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — MudFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Mud Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 24, 1999 caught 5.00 northern pike per gill net at Mud Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 15–34 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 11 species for the lake in total. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Mud Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Mud Lake is dated June 24, 1999. Survey intervals vary by lake and by species; a gap of several years between surveys is normal and does not mean the record is missing.
Is Mud Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Mud Lake appears in the Minnesota DNR material on file. That is not the same as a confirmed unstocked lake: it means no stocking document was published for it in the records this page draws on.
Do the water-quality readings tell me how Mud Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Mud Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is declining. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
Before you eat what you catch
Water-quality readings are not a consumption advisory. Mercury and PCB advice for Minnesota waters comes from MDH, and it is issued per species and per size class: a lake with clear, low-nutrient water can still carry a meal limit on larger predator fish.
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