Little Boy Lake in Cass County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Little Boy Lake belongs to Cass County, Minnesota. The ground round it is lake country bush. With some 73 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 1.4 miles keeps the choices simple. Nearest town is Pequot Lakes, 21 miles off. Crosslake follows at 21 miles, then Breezy Point at 23 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Boy Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Cass County cover largemouth bass, yellow perch and bluegill. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Little Boy Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 68°F at the top of summer and 6°F at the bottom of winter. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Little Boy Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Blind Lake is 0.3 miles distant. Treat access at Little Boy Lake as something to verify.