Fishing Young Lake in Cass County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Young Lake in Cass County, Minnesota. Land around it is rolling bush. At about 32 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Start from Pequot Lakes, 26 miles down the road. The big place round here is Fargo, 107 miles distant. Alternatives close at hand: Peterson Lake at 0.4 miles, High Bank Lake a shade over 0.8 miles, Fish Lake at 1.1 miles, Sylvester Lake a shade over 1.4 miles and Stony Lake at 1.6 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Young Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Cass County include largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Young Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 6°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on Young Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Swanson's Bait & Tackle sits 0.9 miles out and is marked for fishing. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Peterson Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Young Lake locally before you travel.