Lower Menton Lake Fishing in Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Look for Lower Menton Lake in the Cass County part of Minnesota. Around the bank it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 16 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Cass County standards. Cohasset lies 17 miles from the water. Grand Rapids follows at 21 miles, then Coleraine at 26 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lower Menton Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Cass County: largemouth bass, yellow perch and bluegill. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Lower Menton Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 67°F and January near 5°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Lower Menton Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Upper Menton Lake, 0.4 miles out. Ask locally about Lower Menton Lake if anything is unclear.