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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 · 00:15 local
Air temp
71.3°F
Barometric
29.88″
↓falling 24h(-0.10)
Wind
6mph
from SE
Moon
Waning Crescent
day 26.4 · 10% lit

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

§ 03Next 3 daysvia Open-Meteo · interpretation
  1. 7
    sepMon

    Stable window

    hi 77° · lo 66°

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

    ── light se wind

  2. 8
    sepTue

    Better early

    hi 79° · lo 65°

    Pre-dawn through 9am. Get on the water before the front; the bite likely shrinks once precip starts.

    ── front rolling in · sw wind setting up

  3. 9
    sepWed

    Tougher window

    hi 72° · lo 56°

    Pick the calmest hour and stay flexible. Conditions push hard today; bite likely shrinks. Plan around the calmest gap.

    ── strong w wind · bite likely shrinks

§ 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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