Grace Lake Fishing in Beltrami County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Grace Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota. The surface lies 1,319 feet up. At 852 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. The margin runs to about 4.3 miles in total. Few waters listed in Beltrami County are bigger. You are 7.8 miles from Bemidji. Bagley follows at 32 miles, then Redby at 33 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Grace Lake

  The basin drops to a measured 48 feet. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Beltrami County records list walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, largemouth bass and white sucker among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Grace Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 4°F at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It sets the rhythm of the year at Grace Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Midge Lake is 1.9 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Grace Lake.