Cedar Lake Fishing near Crosslake, Minnesota

• Overview

  Cedar Lake is one of the Cass County waters in Minnesota. The water sits 1,302 feet up. The water covers some 136 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Crosslake lies 27 miles from the water. Then Pequot Lakes, 29 miles, and Breezy Point, 31 miles. Also worth knowing: Mud Lake a shade over 0.9 miles, Wawa Lake within 1.2 miles, Spearns Lake a shade over 1.4 miles, Horseshoe Lake within 1.5 miles and Pollywog Lake a shade over 1.7 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Cass County include largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, walleye and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Cedar Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 68°F on average, January about 6°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Cedar Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Mud Lake, 0.9 miles out. Where Cedar Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.