Chub Lake Fishing Guide, Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Cass County, Minnesota, is where Chub Lake sits. This is rolling bush ground. Roughly 56 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 1.0 miles on foot. For supplies, Cohasset is 20 miles out. For a city, Fargo is 132 miles off. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water. It repays a second visit more than a first.

• Where to Fish on Chub Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Cass County: largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Chub Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 67°F and January at 5°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Chub Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Goose Lake, 4 miles away. Treat access at Chub Lake as something to verify.