Access from day use area is very bad, Heaved at shore and very rough to get onto ice for anything less than a 1500. Ice is about 10 inches 100 ft from Day use. Had lines in water for 90 mins and never seen a fish.

Not sure about the campground, but there is a dock you can fish from on the very north side at the day use area.

has anyone fished this from shore we are thinking of heading down there to go camping

does Anyone ice fish here....if so how do you access the lake . thanks

Caught hog out infrount of park

Ice Report: 13 in

Very slow fishing day today!! One bite on the west side , that's it!!

Anyone fish here yet this year? Coming on the long weekend. Looking for tips for the kids(and myself).

Ice Report: 20 in
North end by the day use area was very snowy, the ice is still nice and thick.

Ice Report: 12 in
Clear ice with about a foot of snow cover at north end of lake.

Ice Report: 14 in
North end

Can inboard boats go on this lake ? I heard just smaller boats can.

Beautiful day. Fish must be enjoying weather some where else. Slow day. No bites. Trying everything. No luck

Ice Report: 14 in
At north end near day use.

12" of ice about 200 yards out from day use launch set up to shallow today so a bit slow for fish action, try again another day

Anybody been out on the ice???

Only spot we found jack in four days. Caught four 28" in ten mins.
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Big 14-18 lbs Rainbows back in the day
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Late evening! Perfect for big 10 lbs pike
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Used to be a great perch angling lake up to 2 lbs if you look at the derby trophy at the cow lake store.

Perch are weak. Pike fishing is ok at best. First few years got some nice gators but seems like entire lake is petering out.

Anyone catching perch recently?

80-90 cm. none big enough
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camped out at cow for two days. great action. 25 fish at least. no i didn't keep a single one. most around 60 - 80 cm. they do have a no fishing from boat dock sign but they have also put in a new dock just for fishing beside the boat dock so can't blame them too much.

Seen lots of under size pile getting taken home this weekend make sure u check your regulations

Cow lake is a heavy action pike lake that can prove to be fruitful if you are able to quickly figure out what the northerns are biting on at the time. From May 15 till late June the fish bite over and over, then it slows down when the waters become too warm, till mid August. This is one of the last successful shore fishing lakes in the area, and even that much is dwindling, as the staff that run the campground on the lake have asked that people no longer fish off of their best dock, it is solely for the purpose of launching boats (brutal). In the fall the pike are fewer, but they are larger, which makes the trip just as exciting.

Hello fellas! Looking to go fishing this weekend and setup camp for Friday to Sunday. Any word on what to expect for shore fishing at all?

Hey rainbow seaker. I was speaking of last year. The gates are currently closed, how would I even get in there with my boat. SOME PEOPLE!

Hay squidlip. Just heads up next time u at cow try reading the big white sing .. . Lol .. lake is still closed. . Till Thursday before may long. .lol some people!

Love this lake for catching Pike

Trolling along weeds for pike at medium speed. Caught 4
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Can you take quads on cow lake?

Does anyone know of a spot to drive on to the south side?

Kaleh01 is there a public area to drive on the south side of the lake?

Caught 4 and lost 1 pike. Biggest was 36" & 10lbs. Fished all over the south half of the lake

Ice Report: 14 in
north 1/3 of the lake is mostly affected by slush and floodwater

Some floodwater on ice now, 4x4 recommended or stay on beaten trail.

15lbs Pike
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Any recent updates on ice conditions?

Ice Report: 12 in

Dec.20th went out and caught three jacks! Biggest was 90cm

Anyone out ice fishing yet? Thinking of heading out this weekend

Fished this August long weekend. Catching lots of pike from 16 - 30 inches. No sign of any disease.

Caught a small pike off the north dock, nice lake to go to if you want to catch some fish from shore and meet some good people. Looking forward to fishing there in the future.

So sad. Used to love catching perch in Cow Lake. Then fish and game decided to put pike in there. Why? They eat all the trout and perch and anything else that moves. Diseased pike with big sores that I caught last year. What`s with that? UGH!! Leave the pike in the big lakes. _

Fishing was okay. Caught three pike

Cow Lake
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