Ankeewinsee Lake in Beltrami County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Ankeewinsee Lake is one of the Beltrami County waters in Minnesota. This is lake country bush ground. It runs to roughly 25 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 1.0 miles of margin, front to back. On size it sits at the modest end of our Beltrami County list. The nearest town is Red Lake, 4.3 miles away. Then Little Rock, 6.1 miles, and Redby, 6.2 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Ankeewinsee Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Beltrami County records list walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, largemouth bass and white sucker among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Ankeewinsee Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 3°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Ankeewinsee Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Dickens Lake sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Ankeewinsee Lake locally before you travel.