Fishing Little Vermillion Lake in Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Cass County, Minnesota, you have Little Vermillion Lake. The surroundings are mixed forest. Roughly 148 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 2.0 miles, and most of it is walkable. The nearest town is Cohasset, 11 miles away. For a city, Fargo is 140 miles off. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Vermillion Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. 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. Cass County records list largemouth bass, yellow perch and bluegill among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Little Vermillion Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 67°F and January near 5°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan any trip to Little Vermillion Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Skunk Lake at 1.6 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Little Vermillion Lake in what we hold.