Bee Tree Lake Fishing near Staples, Minnesota

• Overview

  Bee Tree Lake is one of the Morrison County waters in Minnesota. Land around it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 9 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Morrison County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Staples, 13 miles away. Minneapolis sits 107 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Bee Tree Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Morrison County names largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and black crappie. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Bee Tree Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 8°F in January to roughly 69°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It sets the rhythm of the year at Bee Tree Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Star Lake is 0.4 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Bee Tree Lake.