Beauty Lake Fishing in Morrison County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Beauty Lake lies in Morrison County, Minnesota. The water sits 1,214 feet up. It covers about 17 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Head to Little Falls, 12 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Minneapolis, 94 miles distant. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Beauty Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Morrison County, recorded fish include largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike, black crappie and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Beauty Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 71°F and January about 9°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Beauty Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Johnson Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Check the position on Beauty Lake before loading the car.