Mud Lake

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Mud Lake is located approximately 11 miles W of Ely within the Superior National Forest. This scenic lake lies along a valley lined with steep hills and a mixed forest of large pines with a variety of deciduous trees also present.

There is a concrete planked boat ramp located off the east side of the Mud Creek Road for public access. A navigable channel occurs going upstream approximately 1.2 miles along the creek to Mud Lake. There are two user developed campsites located on the lake for day or overnight use.

Twelve species of fish were sampled during the 2019 survey of Mud Lake. Bluegill was the most common species sampled in the gill nets and the trap nets. Largemouth bass were sampled in good numbers during night electrofishing efforts. Large cisco or tullibee and northern pike were also sampled in the gill nets. Black crappie were sampled in low numbers from the trap nets. The remaining seven species were sampled in low relative abundances.

Largemouth bass numbers sampled by electrofishing in 2019 were higher than in 1994 when the only other electrofishing sampling was done: 39 versus 25 bass/hour. The average largemouth sampled was 9.1 inches which is smaller than the 10.1 average size in 1994. The biggest largemouth sampled in 2019 was from the gill net catch and measured 19.9 inches long and was at least 17 years old.

Bluegill numbers in 2019 were below the historical average for Mud Lake of 37.6/trap but well above average when compared to other similar lakes in the area. The average bluegill sampled was 5.7 inches which is nearly identical to the historical average length of 5.8 inches. Only one bluegill over 8 inches was sampled in 2019.

Northern pike numbers in 2019 were slightly lower than the historical average of 4.0/gill net for Mud Lake but just above average compared to other similar area lakes. Pike average length was 23.9 inches which is larger than the historical average length of 20.9 inches. The largest pike sampled in 2019 measured 38.2 inches.

Black crappie numbers in 2019 were close to the historical average for this lake and also when compared to other area lakes that are similar. The average crappie sampled was 9.2 inches which is larger than the historical average of 8.5 inches. The largest crappie sampled in 2019 was 11.4 inches.

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