Clough Lake in Cass County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Cass County, Minnesota, this is Clough Lake. It sits at 1,325 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 240 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 2.4 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It ranks high for size among our Cass County listings. The town to know is Pequot Lakes, 13 miles out. Fargo sits 117 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Clough Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Cass County list largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, walleye and northern pike. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Clough Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 68°F and January about 6°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Clough Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lizzie Lake at 1.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Clough Lake if anything is unclear.