Boos Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Otter Tail County end of Minnesota holds Boos Lake. It stands 1,352 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 12 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Otter Tail County are larger. Perham sits 7.5 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Frazee is 10 miles away, with Pelican Rapids at 17 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Boos Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Otter Tail County, recorded fish include largemouth bass, black crappie, walleye, bluegill and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Boos Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 6°F to 70°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Boos Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Pelewski Lake is 0.7 miles off. None of that is settled for Boos Lake in what we hold.