Fishing Bullhead Lake in Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Cass County, Minnesota, is where Bullhead Lake sits. The land about it is lake country bush. At about 45 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 1.2 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Some 23 miles away sits Crosslake, the nearest settlement. For a city, Fargo is 123 miles off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Bullhead Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Cass County: largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Work Bullhead Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 68°F, while January sits near 6°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Bullhead Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Gijik Lake is 0.6 miles distant. For Bullhead Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.