Little Boy Lake Fishing near Crosslake, Minnesota

• Overview

  Little Boy Lake stands in Cass County, Minnesota. Everything around it is pine and birch. About 1,445 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The edge covers about 8.5 miles, enough to hold several distinct areas. It ranks high for size among our Cass County listings. 20 miles away sits Crosslake, the nearest town. The big place round here is Fargo, 123 miles distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Little Boy Lake

  Surveys put the deepest water at about 80 feet. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Cass County include largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, walleye and northern pike. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Little Boy Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 68°F at the top of summer and 6°F at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Time your trip to Little Boy Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The closest car park is 0.9 miles away, so pack accordingly. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Crooked Lake at 1 mile is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Little Boy Lake for certain.