Upper Bass Lake Fishing near Park Rapids, Minnesota

• Overview

  Hubbard County, Minnesota, is where Upper Bass Lake sits. The land about it is mixed forest. It measures about 33 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Nearest place of any size is Park Rapids, 20 miles away. The nearest city of size is Fargo, 101 miles away. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Upper Bass Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Hubbard County include walleye, northern pike, black crappie and bluegill. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Upper Bass Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 5°F in January up to 67°F in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Upper Bass Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lake Bess, 0.4 miles away. Confirm access to Upper Bass Lake locally before you travel.