Fishing at Beaver Lake, Itasca County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Beaver Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. Height above sea level is 1,411 feet. It covers about 22 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Itasca County. Nearest place of any size is Keewatin, 27 miles away. For a city, Fargo is 169 miles off. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Itasca County: yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill and black crappie. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Beaver Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 4°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That shapes the year on Beaver Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Raddison Lake, 0.5 miles out. Treat Beaver Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.