Upper Mud Lake is a lake in California, near Plumas County.
Upper Mud Lake in Plumas County is a lake in California and covers about 0.9 acres.
Upper Mud Lake is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish listed for Upper Mud Lake include Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout.
To begin with rainbow trout on Upper Mud Lake, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
For brown trout on Upper Mud Lake, work a small minnow bait, spoon, or streamer along cool breaks and moving water.
Do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself; try firm bottom before soft silt, then keep the bait above soft bottom.
Early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again; begin beside green weeds, then keep the bait above soft bottom.
A light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control; fish the edge from top to bottom; follow a short creek arm, then check the first shelf outside shallow cover.
Record the wind, water color, lure depth that worked, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce; work from shallow to deep, then try a natural color before a loud pattern.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.