Lake Placid is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Cass County.
Lake Placid is a reservoir in Cass County, Minnesota. Lake Placid covers about 519 acres, reaches a recorded 25 feet and holds about 4,854 acre-feet.
Lake Placid has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Fish reported from Lake Placid include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, brown bullhead, common carp, common shiner, creek chub, golden redhorse, golden shiner, greater redhorse, green sunfish, johnny darter, largemouth bass, logperch, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, smallmouth bass, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Lake Placid, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth, and work a tube, Ned rig or small crankbait across rock and firm points for smallmouth.
For panfish at Lake Placid, 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 Lake Placid, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Lake Placid, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Lake Placid, 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.
Other choices at Lake Placid include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Lake Placid, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
Spring around Lake Placid is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall around Lake Placid can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Lake Placid, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Lake Placid, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Lake Placid, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place at Lake Placid is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Lake Placid, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.