Minnesota · Cass County
Kid Lake Fishing guide
Kid Lake sits in Cass County, Minnesota, and covers 168 acres, reaching 52 ft at its deepest point. The Minnesota DNR has surveyed the lake 4 times, most recently in 1990, with walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike and muskellunge in the nets. That survey is 36 years old now.
DNR survey data
Fish species
The DNR last surveyed Kid Lake in 1990. Ratings need a survey from the last 20 years, so this page lists the species from that older record without numbers.
- Walleye
- Largemouth bass
- Northern pike
- Muskellunge
- Bluegill
- Crappie
- Yellow perch
- Rock bass
How to fish Kid Lake through the year
Walleye
- Spring
- Walleye are shallow, on and just off the spawning flats and the first green weeds.
- Early summer
- Walleye are setting up on the outside weed edge, points and shallow structure.
- Summer
- Walleye are working the weed edge, points and any wind-blown structure. On a lake that drops to 52 ft, check the deep edge of that structure too.
- Fall
- Walleye are packing onto the sharpest breaks and points as the water cools, in big schools with short windows.
Largemouth bass
- Spring
- Largemouth are moving up into the warming bays and flats, staging around wood, docks and new weeds to spawn.
- Early summer
- Largemouth are on the shallow spawning flats and protected bays, where beds go on firm bottom next to isolated cover.
- Summer
- Largemouth are in and along the weeds: cabbage and milfoil edges, matted cover and shade. On a lake that drops to 52 ft, check the deep edge of that structure too.
- Fall
- Largemouth are chasing bait back onto the flats and into the remaining green weeds, feeding hard and shallow before the freeze.
Season patterns for each species. Open the live map for today's wind, light and water temp.
Suggested tackle
What to bring
Top presentations for this lake's structure and clarity:
Walleye · Live bait
Live-Bait (Lindy) Rig + Leech/Crawler
jumbo leech or half a nightcrawler
Walleye · Trolling
Leadcore Line + Crankbaits
4–5" mid-diving crankbait behind a long leadcore run
Largemouth bass · Hardbaits
Topwater Popper
2.5–3" concave-face popper
Largemouth bass · Hardbaits
Hollow-Body Frog
3–3.5" hollow-body frog
Northern pike · Soft plastics
Paddletail Swimbait on Jighead
4–5" paddletail swimbait on a ball-head swimbait jighead
Northern pike · Muskie & pike
Soft Rubber (Bull Dawg / Medusa)
10" soft rubber body bait
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DNR stocking records
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Walleye | 2,400 fingerlings |
| 2019 | Walleye | 2,000 fingerlings |
| 2017 | Walleye | 800 fingerlings |
| 2016 | Walleye | 800 fingerlings |
MN DNR · in their words
From the 1990 survey
Northen cisco have been collected in Kid Lake during the past two assessments, but not during the previous two.The northern pike gillnet catch of 5.0 is within the historical range of 2.5 to 7.0. All of the fish collected during this assessment were less than 26 inches long. Previous assessments sampled fish larger than 30 inches.The bluegill trapnet catch of 48.4 is near the historical range of 10.8 to 36.3. There is a decline in PSD and RSD-7 values when compared to the 1959 values (PSD: 1959-76; 1990-51 and RSD-7: 1959-31 and 1990-15). The growth rate determined from the 1990 sample of bluegill is slower than the growth rate reported for the 1959 sample.Largemouth bass and black crappie are present in Kid Lake, probably in greater abundance than indicated by mid-summer gillnetting and trapnetting.The yellow perch gillnet catch of 10.0 is within the historical range of 6.5 to 13.2.The gillnet catch of walleye (6.0 in 1990; historical range of 5.5 to 10.2) is high when considering the type of shoal water soils present in Kid Lake and that no walleye stocking is done. This past assessment, as well as all previous, sampled several year classes of walleye indicating excellent natural reproduction even though classic walleye spawning substrate appears very limited in Kid Lake. Walleye could immigrate into Kid Lake from downstream lakes. Immature fish have been present in every assessemnt, thus immigration is not likely the only source of walleye for Kid Lake.
Narrative text from the Minnesota DNR lake survey.
Recent reports
Kid Lake fishing reports
Recent reports on Kid Lake from guides, tournaments and regular anglers. Anything posted in the last two weeks also bumps the matching spots on the live map, so you'll see a "matches a recent report" tag on them.
DNR bathymetry
Kid Lake depth map
Within 30 miles
Nearby lakes
- Baby Lake · 737 ac · 1.1 mi
- Webb Lake · 720 ac · 1.5 mi
- Trillium Lake · 156 ac · 1.5 mi
- Child Lake · 285 ac · 2 mi
- Man Lake · 491 ac · 2.3 mi
- McKeown Lake · 168 ac · 2.6 mi
- South Stocking Lake · 46 ac · 2.8 mi
- Little Webb Lake · 226 ac · 2.8 mi
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions
How deep is Kid Lake?
Kid Lake reaches 52 ft at its deepest point; about 21% of the lake is littoral (15 ft or shallower).
How big is Kid Lake?
Kid Lake covers 168 acres with about 2.7 miles of shoreline.
What fish are in Kid Lake?
Minnesota DNR surveys (most recently 1990) record walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike, muskellunge, bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, rock bass.
Is Kid Lake stocked?
Yes. The DNR stocked walleye in 2022; the stocking table on this page lists every year back to 2016.
When was Kid Lake last surveyed?
The Minnesota DNR last surveyed Kid Lake in 1990, the most recent of 4 surveys on record. That is more than 20 years ago, so this page lists species without ratings.
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