Alice Lake Fishing near Bemidji, Minnesota

• Overview

  Alice Lake is one of the Beltrami County waters in Minnesota. The bank is 1,365 feet above sea level. With some 95 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 1.4 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Supplies mean a trip to Bemidji, 5.7 miles off. Fargo sits 99 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Alice Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Beltrami County names walleye, yellow perch and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The near bank of Alice Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 68°F and January reads 4°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Alice Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Meadow Lake at 1.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Alice Lake.