Fishing Frisby Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Frisby Lake is listed under Beltrami County, Minnesota. The surface lies 1,234 feet up. The water covers some 40 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The closest town, Little Rock, is 5.7 miles away. For a city, Fargo is 99 miles off. Close by you have: Parks Lake sits 0.6 miles out, Sand Lake roughly 0.7 miles, Mollison Lake sits 0.7 miles out, Dunbar Lake roughly 1.2 miles and Morrison Lake sits 1.4 miles out. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Frisby Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Beltrami County include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike and largemouth bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of Frisby Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 67°F for July and 3°F for January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Frisby Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Parks Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Rules at Frisby Lake are worth checking on the day.