Fishing Mitten Lake in Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Mitten Lake is a Cass County water, in Minnesota. The water sits 1,335 feet up. At about 105 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 1.8 miles in total. Head to Crosslake, 19 miles away, for anything you forgot. Breezy Point is 25 miles away, with Pequot Lakes at 25 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Mitten Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Cass County records list largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, walleye and northern pike among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Mitten Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 6°F and July at about 67°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Mitten Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Lake Twentysix, 0.9 miles away. What applies at Mitten Lake may have changed since it was mapped.