Mud Lake report new years day.

[chrome_junky]

Don't give up on her yet! I'm still on the ice as I right this report. I'm getting ready to pack it up for the day. I fished solo and I arrived at the lake right at first light. The sunrise coming up behind the Tetons was amazing.. My rig said the temp outside was -14. I knew not being in a hut was going to be short lived so I spent the first hour just punching holes looking for where I thought the perch would hold. Once I found the spot and what they wanted to eat, it was a steady bite till 1pm. I ended up keeping 25. I had to keep Some of the little 4 and 5 inchers because the hooks tore them up really bad. I ended up with 10 at 6 inches, 4 at eight inches and one 9 inch fish. I lost the three biggest fish I hooked today right in the hole. Two of the lost fish looked to be about 10 inches and the other was an absolute monster. Think cascade perch! which I never expected to see in this lake. I probably released just as many little ones as I kept. They aren't cascade fish but they definitely aren't Roberts gravel pond fish and I'll take that any day.
PM me for specifics on what I used and how I found the fish. Pictures included below!
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[cpierce]

Nice bunch of fish! It is good to see that coming back a little.
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[chrome_junky]

I forgot to mention I was the only person on the lake all day. Nobody even drove by. I don't think I'll ever be able to make that claim again.
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[Belasko]

Glad to hear its producing something finally. Not sure I'll be able to get up there this year looking at my schedule, but maybe by next year some of those 4-6 inchers will be more like 8-10.
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[MMDon]

It does my heart good to finally see the fish coming back to the Big Mud! Thanks for the report!
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[sten668]

What is the water depth of Mud lake now. Last time I was there I remember it only being around 3 ft or so.
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[fallsfish]

Good to see fish from there. I tried it last year and found only 3 ft of water and a skunk. How deep was the water? Where did you find them?

----fallsfish
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