Larson Lake in Beltrami County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Larson Lake is one of the Beltrami County waters in Minnesota. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Beltrami County. The town to know is Redby, 25 miles out. Fargo is the closest city, 137 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Larson Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Beltrami County names walleye, yellow perch and northern pike. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Larson Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 4°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Larson Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. 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. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Norman Lake sits 2.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Larson Lake for certain.