Mud lake / Clear Lake

[Eat Sleep Fish]

Wanted to see if anyone has gone up into mud lake from clear lake and tried trout or red fishing up in there, I found a video on youtube of a guy catching nice reds back up in there just trolling the shore and working the trees and grass but I have a kayak and wanted to know if anyone has ever been back in there and caught fish?

[makepeace]

I fished it Mon. and Tues. 2 weeks ago. I put in at 8:30ish since I had to drop daughter at MDO. the bite was right then and quickly slowed down. I worked the left shore line past the condos. lot of bait. mullet and small silver minnows. I did not see any gators, but I know they can be back there. Looks like a great place for a short trip. I picked up a large gaftop, and 6 rat reds 16" to 19". I would like to try that area at sun up. I picked up a few under the bridge which made it nice to get out of the direct sun. gulp on 1/8 oz jig and under popping cork.I never went past the power lines. I have gone back into Horsebend Bayou but from bay area park. (from reds to large mouth bass, but during the winter months). I have picked up some nice trout under the bridge 6 months ago or so.

Jason M.

[Eat Sleep Fish]

Awesome info man thanks, yeah I been bass fishing Horsepen since I was a kid and have caught hundreds if not thousands of bass from 1lb to 8lb or more.
Im thinking of putting in at clear lake park soon and heading up into mud lake amd fishing that shorelin and maybe some trees and cover back in there that I have seen.
If you wanna go sometime lmk and we could meet up out there.
Thanks again.

[Eat Sleep Fish]

Anybody else ever been out there?

[Eat Sleep Fish]

No one else has ever been up into mud lake for reds or trout?
Cmon

[It's a keeper]

I mainly fish BTB past the surf zone. I live in Clear Lake and would like to fish Mud lake once in a while as well as Armand bayou for bass. Have to juggle schedule around work and three kids. Post up if you would like a partner sometimes. I plan to fish BTB most of the time in September.

It's a keeper

[Eat Sleep Fish]

Ok cool, I bass fish way back up in the bayou and have caught reds and bass on the same lures at the same spot so I been wanting to try closer to clear lake in mud lake for reds and trout.

[fish Drill Team]

You can catch reds from the Middlebrook Bridge on Horsepen Bayou all the way up to, and including Mud Lake, and Clear Lake. I'm assuming that similar conditions exist for Armand up and around the Slough and in the Slough all the way to Red Bluff. I anchored up one day in September a couple years ago with a light spinning rig (6# test) and commenced to get hook-up after hook-up on large reds. I landed two at 26 and 27 and lost a few more right at the boat when I didn't net them fast enough. They bolted and the 6# test was not up to the run. I have not completely figured out that stretch of water since I've only begun fishing it in the past few years, but I know there's fish there, thick as theives. I also know there's a big gator, about as long as my Perception Bimini, that likes to cruise the spots I like to haunt. He's got lots of little friends in that same area. I call the channel around the half-moon island, "Alligator Alley".

PM me if you want to go. I work at the JSC and might be convince to knock off a little early and get in the water after work.

[Eat Sleep Fish]

Wow awesome man haha jsc is my bank. I have fished by middlebrook multiple times and further up away from mud lake we tear up bass all year man we gotta go sometime!

[Eat Sleep Fish]

You can catch reds from the Middlebrook Bridge on Horsepen Bayou all the way up to, and including Mud Lake, and Clear Lake. I'm assuming that similar conditions exist for Armand up and around the Slough and in the Slough all the way to Red Bluff. I anchored up one day in September a couple years ago with a light spinning rig (6# test) and commenced to get hook-up after hook-up on large reds. I landed two at 26 and 27 and lost a few more right at the boat when I didn't net them fast enough. They bolted and the 6# test was not up to the run. I have not completely figured out that stretch of water since I've only begun fishing it in the past few years, but I know there's fish there, thick as theives. I also know there's a big gator, about as long as my Perception Bimini, that likes to cruise the spots I like to haunt. He's got lots of little friends in that same area. I call the channel around the half-moon island, "Alligator Alley".

PM me if you want to go. I work at the JSC and might be convince to knock off a little early and get in the water after work.

Haha oh and I know a thing or 2 about gators, I have seen some monsters in there man, 10ft plus. One came running of the bank in bay oaks when my buddy and I were yak fishing and we were in a 14ft kayak and it looked as big as it!

[seacow]

Thanks for the info...will consider a trip that area.

[Eat Sleep Fish]

Yeah thats gonna be a spot a try soon, It hink it would be good for flounder in there.

[bogdog]

I've had some really good luck in there during the winter months. The mouth of mud lake is really deep...and the back is super shallow. On sunny days, the mud bottom combined with all the trees blocking a north wind allows the water to heat up REALLY fast.

trust me, you can tell a big difference btwn the winter and summer bite there.

[Eat Sleep Fish]

I've had some really good luck in there during the winter months. The mouth of mud lake is really deep...and the back is super shallow. On sunny days, the mud bottom combined with all the trees blocking a north wind allows the water to heat up REALLY fast.

trust me, you can tell a big difference btwn the winter and summer bite there.

Is the mouth right before you hit the clear lake bridge?

[Eat Sleep Fish]

I should be getting my kayak Friday and im thinking about putting in at Clear Lake and going up into Mud Lake with live shrimp and artificials and see what happens, or I may hit the kemah flats.

[makepeace]

I am thinking about hitting there Friday the 10th around 8:30 am. I have to get my daughter to daycare first on El dorado. I was either thinking there or the seabrook are somewhere?

Jason

[Eat Sleep Fish]

I am thinking about hitting there Friday the 10th around 8:30 am. I have to get my daughter to daycare first on El dorado. I was either thinking there or the seabrook are somewhere?

Jason

I havb done ok out in the flats I haven't been there that many times I have just been wanting to get out into mud lake because I have never tried out there before and I think it would be good for reds, specks and maybe some flounder. Only problem is Fishing Tackle Unlimited doesn't open till 8:30 on Friday so I wouldn't be able to get out until later thats why I was thinking Saturday early morning (6:00-6:30 a.m.) and go up into mud lake and give it a shot.

[makepeace]

let me know how u do. I will do the same. Sat. is a no go for me.
J

[Eat Sleep Fish]

let me know how u do. I will do the same. Sat. is a no go for me.
J

Ok will do, ill post back up in this thread or I may start a new one if I go, and how he results are.
Good luck Jason.



Tight Lines



Devon

[Eat Sleep Fish]

I get my kayak Friday and as long as the weather holds up I plan on going up into mud lake and horsepen and trying for some reds, trout, flounder, whatvever wants to bite.
Also may do some drift fishing for blues with cut mullet.
If anyones interested in going shoot me a pm and we can meet up, I plan on launching at clear lake park around 6:30 or so, gonna make a run and get live shrimp and cast net some mullet cut em up and head out.

[Eat Sleep Fish]

TTT................

[bluewave18]

I may try to meet ya. Its going to be the first trip out in a kayak. I can't decide where to go. That area seems like the perfect spot for me to test it out.

[jlai92]

ill probably go friday around 940 i get out of school at 920 hope to see some of you guys out there !

[bluewave18]

Im fixing to leave

[Eat Sleep Fish]

Just picked up my Tarpon and im planning on launching at Bay Area park tomorrow morning around 6:30 and heading towards horespen to try an catch some bass, reds, or some catfish. Shoot me a pm if you wanna meet up.


Devon