Fishing at Boy Lake, Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Boy Lake is set in Cass County, Minnesota. Elevation runs to 1,286 feet. It covers about 5.3 sq miles, which means weather matters as much as tactics. The shoreline runs to about 18 miles, far more than one trip can cover. It ranks high for size among our Cass County listings. 27 miles away sits Cohasset, the nearest town. For a city, Fargo is 126 miles off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Boy Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Cass County include largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, walleye and northern pike. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Boy Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 5°F and July at about 67°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Boy Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Rabbit Lake at 1.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Boy Lake.