Fishing Bullhead Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Beltrami County in Minnesota is where Bullhead Lake sits. Elevation runs to 1,335 feet. It runs to roughly 40 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 1.3 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The nearest place of any size is Redby, 22 miles away. Red Lake is 27 miles and Little Rock 31 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Bullhead Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Beltrami County records list walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, largemouth bass and white sucker among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Bullhead Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 3°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Bullhead Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Silversack Lake, 4.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Bullhead Lake may have changed since it was mapped.