Fishing Laura Lake in Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Cass County, Minnesota, you have Laura Lake. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. Surface area runs to roughly 1,239 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. With 6.8 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It ranks high for size among our Cass County listings. You are 23 miles from Crosslake. Then Cohasset, 27 miles, and Grand Rapids, 29 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Laura Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Cass County include largemouth bass, yellow perch and bluegill. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Laura Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 67°F and January at 6°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Laura Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Upper Trelipe Lake, 1.2 miles out. Check the position at Laura Lake before loading the car.