Mollison Lake Fishing Guide, Beltrami County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Mollison Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It sits in mixed forest. It measures about 53 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Start from Little Rock, 5 miles down the road. Fargo is the closest city, 99 miles away. Also within reach: Sand Lake some 0.7 miles off, 0.7 miles out stands Frisby Lake, Dunbar Lake some 0.7 miles off, 1.2 miles out stands Parks Lake and Fessland Lake some 1.4 miles off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mollison Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Beltrami County cover walleye, yellow perch and northern pike. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Mollison Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 67°F in July and bottoms out near 3°F in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Mollison Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. 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. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Sand Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. For Mollison Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.