Little Pimushe Lake Fishing in Beltrami County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Out in Beltrami County, Minnesota, sits Little Pimushe Lake. Elevation runs to 1,309 feet. Surface area runs to about 23 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Beltrami County list. Nearest place of any size is Bemidji, 17 miles away. Redby is 30 miles away, with Red Lake at 33 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Pimushe Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Beltrami County include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, largemouth bass and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Take Little Pimushe Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 4°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Little Pimushe Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Big Rice Lake, 1.2 miles out. Confirm access to Little Pimushe Lake locally before you travel.