Fishing at Tenmile Lake, Beltrami County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Tenmile Lake is a Beltrami County water, Minnesota side. The ground round it is rolling bush. The water covers some 78 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 1.4 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Redby sits 8 miles from the bank. Further out sit Red Lake (8.5 miles) and Little Rock (11 miles). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Tenmile Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Beltrami County list walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, largemouth bass and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Tenmile Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 3°F in January up to 67°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about mid April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Tenmile Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Fahul Lake at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat Tenmile Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.