Horseshoe Lake Fishing Guide, Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Horseshoe Lake is listed under Cass County, Minnesota. The water sits 1,512 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 5 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Cass County list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Pequot Lakes, 14 miles off. For a city, Fargo is 104 miles off. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Horseshoe Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Cass County, recorded fish include largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, walleye and northern pike. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Horseshoe Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 6°F to 68°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Horseshoe Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Milford Lake, 0.4 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Horseshoe Lake for certain.