Fishing at Holland Lake, Beltrami County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Beltrami County, Minnesota, you have Holland Lake. Elevation runs to 1,342 feet. The water measures roughly 24 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Beltrami County standards. Bemidji sits 20 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Redby follows at 26 miles, then Red Lake at 30 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Holland Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Beltrami County: walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, largemouth bass and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Holland Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 67°F, with January the cold end at about 3°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Holland Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question 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. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Anderson Lake, 0.4 miles away. Ask locally about Holland Lake if anything is unclear.