Fishing at Fox Meadow Lake, Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Look for Fox Meadow Lake in the Cass County part of Minnesota. It sits at 1,437 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 35 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Pequot Lakes sits 13 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Then Lake Shore, 14 miles, and Nisswa, 16 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Fox Meadow Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Cass County include largemouth bass, yellow perch and bluegill. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fox Meadow Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 6°F to 68°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Fox Meadow Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Rock Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Fox Meadow Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.