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Minnesota

Cross Lake

Cross Lake covers 1,767 acres in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, and supports a seasonal largemouth fishery built around shoreline cover and forage.

Surface
1,767acres
Primary species
Largemouth
§ 01Today on the water · Cross Lakevia Open-Meteo · 03:45 local
Air temp
70.8°F
Barometric
29.83″
↓falling 24h(-0.10)
Wind
8mph
from NW
Moon
Waxing Crescent
day 4.0 · 17% lit

Air conditions sampled near the lake center, not measured on the water · refreshed ~15 min

§ 03Next 3 daysvia Open-Meteo · interpretation
  1. 17
    julFri

    Watch the wind

    hi 93° · lo 66°

    Lean into wind-fed shorelines, all day. Wind drives bait position today; pick the shoreline taking it.

    ── stiff w wind

  2. 18
    julSat

    Stable window

    hi 88° · lo 65°

    Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.

    ── light nw wind · settled

  3. 19
    julSun

    Watch the wind

    hi 92° · lo 68°

    Lean into wind-fed shorelines, all day. Wind drives bait position today; pick the shoreline taking it.

    ── direction shift overnight

§ 04Field notesMinnesota

Where it is

Set in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, Cross Lake covers about 1,767 acres. Largemouth read the season, sliding shallow or deep as it dictates.

Seasonal pattern

Spring. Rising temperatures draw largemouth into shallow cover to stage and spawn; the protected, faster-warming water turns on first.

Summer. With the surface hot, largemouth favor deeper edges and shade, and the low-light hours carry the bite.

Fall. Dropping temperatures pull bait and largemouth back toward shallow water in a wider, roaming feed.

Winter. Largemouth go deep and sluggish in cold water, so a slow, methodical approach is the safer bet.

Key structure

  • Weed edges and the clean lines along them
  • Transitions from soft to hard bottom
  • Submerged wood, brush, and laydown cover
  • Shade lines and overhead cover in the warm months

The calendar decides which of these is worth time on a given day.

Forage

Largemouth in Crow Wing County key on baitfish and the panfish sharing that cover, trailing the forage as the season turns.

Access

Public access rings Cross Lake; conditions and water levels shift seasonally, so check locally before launching.

Regulations

Check current state and local regulations before fishing; limits and seasons can change.

§ 05Sources & field guides

Field guides

Data & references

  • Today's conditions — Open-Meteo, refreshed every ~15 min
  • Moon phase — local astronomical calculation, no external API
  • Lake area, depth, structure — Identity, surface area, coordinates and county/state are from the ProjectD canonical waterbody index (snapshot conus-20260518-v1, group gnis:00642487). Maximum depth and regulation links were not available from an acceptable source and are intentionally omitted.
  • Regulations — verify current state and local regulations before fishing

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