Little Bemidji Lake is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Becker County.
Little Bemidji Lake is a reservoir in Becker County, Minnesota. Little Bemidji Lake covers about 293 acres, reaches a recorded 50 feet and holds about 7,558 acre-feet.
Little Bemidji Lake 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 Little Bemidji Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook stickleback, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, cisco, creek chub, golden shiner, green sunfish, iowa darter, largemouth bass, least darter, logperch, mimic shiner, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Little Bemidji, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Little Bemidji, 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 Little Bemidji, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Little Bemidji, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Little Bemidji, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Little Bemidji include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Little Bemidji, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Little Bemidji, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling.
Spring around Little Bemidji 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 Little Bemidji can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Little Bemidji, 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 Little Bemidji, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Little Bemidji, 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 Little Bemidji is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Little Bemidji, 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.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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