Cedar Lake Fishing Guide, Hubbard County, Minnesota

• Overview

  In Minnesota, Cedar Lake falls inside Hubbard County. This is lake country bush ground. With some 97 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 1.4 miles on foot. Park Rapids sits 11 miles from the bank. Menahga is 22 miles and Bemidji 31 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Hubbard County: walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Cedar Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 4°F and July at about 68°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Cedar Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows a ramp about half a mile from the shore. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Dinner Lake at 1.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Rules at Cedar Lake are worth checking on the day.