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

• Overview

  Grass Lake stands in Cass County, Minnesota. It stands 1,312 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 20 acres — small enough to read in one session. Cohasset lies 21 miles from the water. The big place round here is Fargo, 132 miles distant. Within a short drive: Bebow Lake at 0.5 miles, Mink Lake roughly 1.4 miles, Green Lake at 1.5 miles, Tobique Lake roughly 1.6 miles and Sullivan Lake at 1.9 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Grass Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, walleye and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Grass Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 5°F and July at about 67°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Grass Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Bebow Lake is 0.5 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Grass Lake.