Fishing Beatty Lake in Sibley County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Set in Sibley County, Beatty Lake is a Minnesota water. It sits at 965 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 126 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 1.6 miles on foot. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Minnesota listings. Start from Gaylord, 3.9 miles down the road. It is 52 miles to Minneapolis, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Beatty Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Sibley County: green sunfish, white sucker, black bullhead, orangespotted sunfish and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Beatty Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 12°F in January and 72°F in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Beatty Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Altnow Lake at 1.2 miles is the nearest alternative. The position on Beatty Lake is worth confirming on the day.