Dead Horse Lake near Cohasset: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Dead Horse Lake sits in Itasca County, out in Minnesota. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. It runs to roughly 100 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 1.6 miles, and most of it is walkable. Some 19 miles away sits Cohasset, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Fargo, 153 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Dead Horse Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Itasca County cover yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Dead Horse Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 66°F at the top of summer and 4°F at the bottom of winter. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Time your trip to Dead Horse Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Boy Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Check the position at Dead Horse Lake before loading the car.