Beltrami Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Beltrami County.
Beltrami Lake is a lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Beltrami Lake covers about 726 acres, reaches a recorded 50 feet and holds about 9,414 acre-feet.
Beltrami Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Beltrami Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook stickleback, brown bullhead, burbot, central mudminnow, cisco, common shiner, fathead minnow, golden shiner, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, mimic shiner, mottled sculpin, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Beltrami, 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 Beltrami, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, pumpkinseed, and longear sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Beltrami, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Beltrami, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Beltrami, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Beltrami include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Beltrami, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Beltrami, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling, and fish a glow jig or natural bait close to bottom after dark for burbot.
Spring at Beltrami 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 at Beltrami can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Beltrami, 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.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Beltrami, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Beltrami, 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 Beltrami is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Beltrami, 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.