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Bemidji Lake (main lake)

Lake-specific eating adviceZebra musselsPublic accessStocked 2024

Bemidji Lake (main lake) is a 6,596-acre lake in Beltrami County, 76 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2022. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass and crappie.

Details

DNR lake ID
04013002
County
Beltrami
Surface area
6,596 acres
Maximum depth
76 feet
Mean depth
34 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
1,862 acres, 28% of the lake
Shoreline
14.7 miles
Average water clarity
7.2 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)
Nearest town (DNR)
Lavinia (Beltrami)
Latest DNR fish survey
August 2022, standard survey
Surveys on record
11, since 1973
Game fish caught in the 2022 survey
walleye 818, yellow perch 525, northern pike 63, muskellunge 46, rock bass 36, bluegill 3, largemouth bass 1
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, sunfish, trout-perch, walleye, yellow perch, and 31 other species
Stocked in 2024
muskellunge fingerlings (1,861); muskellunge yearlings (1)
Stocked in 2022
muskellunge fingerlings (1,863)
Stocked in 2021
muskellunge fingerlings (1,633); muskellunge fingerlings (229)
Stocking years on record
5 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)
Lake Bemidji, Nymore Beach Public Water Access Site
trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 25 trailer spaces, toilet, run by City of Bemidji
Infested waters list
starry stonewort, zebra mussel
Eating advice, sensitive populations
bullhead: all sizes - 1 serving/month; yellow perch: all sizes - 1 serving/month
Eating advice, general populations
bullhead: all sizes - 1 serving/week; yellow perch: all sizes - 2 servings/week
Size
2,000 acres or more
Deepest point
60 feet or more
Public access
Yes
Stocked in the last 3 years
Yes
Lake-specific eating advice
Yes

Sources

Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.

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