Green Bass Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Green Bass Lake is a Cass County water, in Minnesota. It sits in rolling bush country. Around 39 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 1.0 miles keeps the choices simple. The town to know is East Gull Lake, 3.7 miles out. Minneapolis is the closest city, 114 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Green Bass Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Cass County names largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, walleye and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Green Bass Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 7°F in January and 69°F in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Green Bass Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Pillsbury State Forest covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Dead Horse Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Green Bass Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.