The Cass Lake Chain
The Cass Lake chain of lakes is located in the heart of the Chippewa National Forest. There are nine lakes in the actual chain that are linked by the Mississippi River and can be accessed by boat. The lakes include: Big Wolf Lake, Lake Andrusia, Cass Lake, Pike Bay, Buck Lake, Anderson Lake, Little Rice Lake and Big Rice Lake. The total acreage is over 26,000 acres with a maximum depth of over 120 feet. This is the largest body of water in the area and it creates some muskies of tremendous size. Cass is without a doubt my favorite summer lake to fish. The fish are not pressured like other area lakes. Cabbage beds on the main lake are worth their weight in gold and will hold some of the biggest fish. It is not an easy lake to fish. The fish will gravitate towards small areas made up of rocks/cabbage and hold in numbers. The main lake of Cass has a lot of dead water. However, multiple fish utilize these small spots. This fishery depends on catch and release since it does not get stocked with muskies. Stocked fish have slow growing characteristics and take longer to reach their maximum potential in comparison to stocked fish. The chain produces huge fish every year and it will only keep getting better.
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