Lake Windigo

Details

DNR lake ID

04004800

County

Beltrami

Surface area

195 acres

Maximum depth

25 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

129 acres, 66% of the lake

Shoreline

2.3 miles

Latest DNR fish survey

July 1984, re-survey

Game fish caught in the 1984 survey

bluegill 312, pumpkinseed 268, northern pike 14, yellow perch 14, black crappie 8, largemouth bass 4, rock bass 4, walleye 2

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 2 other species

Special regulation, Cass Chain and connected waters Wolf, Ose, Andrusia, unnamed stream (Big Lake Creek), Mississippi River, Cass, Fox Creek, Windigo, Buck, Big Rice, Little Rice, Kitchi, Turtle River, and Pug Hole Lake

Sunfish: Daily limit five.

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested

Size

100 to 499 acres

Deepest point

15 to 29 feet

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026

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.