Cross Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Polk County.
Cross Lake near 47.6266, -95.6269 is a lake in Polk County, Minnesota. Cross Lake covers about 83.7 acres, reaches a recorded 11 feet and holds about 117 acre-feet.
Cross Lake is shallow enough that wind, weeds, shade and even a small dip in the bottom can make one part fish better than another.
Fish reported from Cross Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, common carp, fathead minnow, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.
For bass at Cross Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Cross Lake, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, pumpkinseed, and green sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Cross Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Cross Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Cross Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads, and use corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
At Cross Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
On a first trip to Cross Lake, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Cross Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is best early or late around weeds, shade and the few deeper holes. Fall at Cross Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.