Rush Lake Fishing Guide, Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Out in Cass County, Minnesota, sits Rush Lake. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. The water covers some 133 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 2.5 miles, small enough to learn in a day. The nearest place of any size is Crosslake, 18 miles away. Further out sit Pequot Lakes (19 miles) and Breezy Point (20 miles). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Rush Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Cass County list largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Rush Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 68°F and January reads 6°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Rush Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Round Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Rush Lake for certain.