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Beltrami County fishing lakes
Red Lake and Cass Lake, two of Minnesota's best-known walleye lakes, are both in Beltrami County. Red (Upper Red) Lake grades A+ for walleye and is the county's largest lake at 119,294 acres. Cass Lake grades A+ for yellow perch. Benjamin Lake is the deepest of the county's 75 surveyed lakes at 128 feet. The DNR stocks 42 lakes here.
A Guide lake has a full page with a depth map, DNR survey data, top spots and stocking history. A Survey lake has the survey data and stocking history but no depth map, because the DNR has not published one. The rest open in the live map.
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Best by species: Walleye · Northern pike · Muskellunge · Largemouth bass · Crappie · Bluegill · Yellow perch
| Lake | Fish | Acres | Max depth | Last survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red (Upper Red) Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Sturgeon, Rock bass | 119,294 | 15 ft | 2025 |
| Cass Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Tiger muskie, Rock bass | 15,958 | 120 ft | 2025 |
| Bemidji (main lake) Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 6,596 | 76 ft | 2022 |
| Big Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Smallmouth, Pike, Muskie, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 3,598 | 35 ft | 2025 |
| Blackduck Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 2,711 | 28 ft | 2025 |
| Gull Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 2,256 | 23 ft | 2021 |
| Kitchi Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 1,865 | 50 ft | 2024 |
| Turtle River Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 1,740 | 63 ft | 2023 |
| Turtle Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Smallmouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 1,607 | 45 ft | 2025 |
| Andrusia Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 1,596 | 60 ft | 2025 |
| Pimushe Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 1,230 | 40 ft | 2025 |
| Wolf Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 1,076 | 57 ft | 2025 |
| Clearwater Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 999 | 65 ft | 2025 |
| Movil Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Smallmouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 855 | 50 ft | 2025 |
| Three Island Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 730 | 25 ft | 2021 |
| Beltrami Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Smallmouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 726 | 50 ft | 2024 |
| Rabideau Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 680 | 112 ft | 2025 |
| Long Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 664 | 18 ft | 1989 |
| Irving Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 662 | 19 ft | 2022 |
| Big Rice Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 643 | 13 ft | 2019 |
| Moose Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 601 | 71 ft | 2021 |
| Balm Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 537 | 33 ft | 2025 |
| Marquette Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 528 | 51 ft | 2025 |
| Julia Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 511 | 43 ft | 2024 |
| Little Turtle Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 469 | 25 ft | 2021 |
| Campbell Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 463 | 25 ft | 2021 |
| Medicine Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 461 | 44 ft | 2025 |
| Island Lake Guide | Largemouth, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 424 | 14 ft | 1985 |
| Buck Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 360 | 40 ft | 2025 |
| Big Bass (east basin) Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 337 | 17 ft | 2024 |
| North Twin Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Smallmouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 326 | 59 ft | 2025 |
| Deer Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 298 | 42 ft | 2025 |
| Black Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 271 | 42 ft | 2017 |
| Sandy Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 261 | 32 ft | 2025 |
| Gilstad Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 257 | 55 ft | 2025 |
| South Twin Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 222 | 45 ft | 2025 |
| Grant Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 214 | 92 ft | 2025 |
| Buzzle Lake Guide | Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 202 | 83 ft | 1986 |
| Dellwater Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 199 | 29 ft | 2020 |
| Windigo Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Smallmouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 195 | 25 ft | 1984 |
| Moose Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 132 | 13 ft | 2025 |
| Moose Lake Survey | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 132 | 61 ft | 2024 |
| Whitefish Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 128 | 30 ft | 2025 |
| Little Rice Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 123 | 26 ft | 2019 |
| Sandy Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 103 | 72 ft | 2025 |
| Little Buzzle Lake Survey | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 78 | 40 ft | 2019 |
| Webster Lake Survey | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 47 | 15 ft | 2023 |
| Bullhead Lake Survey | Largemouth, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 36 | 17 ft | 2024 |
| Benjamin Lake Survey | Walleye, Pike, Bluegill, Perch, Rainbow | 33 | 128 ft | 2022 |
| Puposky Lake map only | Pike, Perch | 2,177 | 20 ft | 1986 |
| Long Lake map only | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 412 | 87 ft | 1993 |
| Swenson Lake map only | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 412 | 76 ft | 1993 |
| Little Bass Lake map only | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 363 | 22 ft | 1990 |
| Bootleg Lake map only | Walleye, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 332 | 30 ft | 1989 |
| Larson Lake map only | Pike | 203 | 49 ft | 1986 |
| Sylvia Lake map only | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Perch, Rock bass | 181 | 38 ft | 1979 |
| Fox Lake map only | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 165 | 19 ft | 1985 |
| Gull Lake map only | Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 138 | 20 ft | 1992 |
| Silver Lake map only | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 132 | 55 ft | 1991 |
| Lost Lake map only | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 130 | 31 ft | 1982 |
| Jackson Lake map only | Pike, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 128 | 37 ft | 1979 |
| Myrtle Lake map only | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 118 | 50 ft | 1985 |
| Meadow Lake map only | Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 106 | 28 ft | 1985 |
| Hagali Lake map only | 97 | 27 ft | 1979 | |
| Stocking Lake map only | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Perch, Rock bass | 81 | 9 ft | 1984 |
| Bass Lake map only | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Perch | 80 | 59 ft | 1990 |
| Silver Lake map only | Pike, Perch | 77 | 45 ft | 1978 |
| Carr Lake map only | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 42 | 30 ft | 1987 |
| Upper Lindgren Lake map only | Walleye, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 41 | 43 ft | 1979 |
| Miller Lake map only | Perch | 38 | 24 ft | 1986 |
| Little Gnat Lake map only | Walleye, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 35 | 30 ft | 1991 |
| Nelson Lake map only | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 31 | 30 ft | 1992 |
| Carter Lake map only | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Perch, Rock bass | 31 | 69 ft | 1987 |
| Ludlow Pit map only | Bluegill, Perch, Rainbow, Rock bass | 28 | 17 ft | 1991 |
| Mission Lake map only | Walleye, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 27 | 20 ft | 1991 |
Quick answers
Fishing in Beltrami County
What is the best fishing lake in Beltrami County?
Cass Lake grades A+ for yellow perch, the highest grade in Beltrami County on this site. Grades are based on DNR survey catch rates, fish size and trophy history.
How many fishing lakes are in Beltrami County?
The DNR has surveyed 75 lakes in Beltrami County, about 179,034 acres of water in all. 32 of them have a full guide page here.
What fish can you catch in Beltrami County?
DNR surveys have found walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, muskellunge, bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, rainbow trout, tiger muskellunge, lake sturgeon and rock bass in Beltrami County lakes.
Which lake in Beltrami County is deepest?
Benjamin Lake, at 128 feet. The largest is Red (Upper Red) Lake at 119,294 acres.
Are lakes in Beltrami County stocked?
Yes. The DNR has stocking records for 42 of the county's 75 surveyed lakes. If a lake has a page here, it lists what the DNR stocked and when.
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Survey years in grey are more than 20 years old. Surveys that old do not count toward grades.