Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake

Belmont Lake

Stocked 2024

Belmont Lake is a 285-acre lake in Otter Tail County, 34 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2001. Recorded species include northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.

Details

DNR lake ID
56023700
County
Otter Tail
Surface area
285 acres
Maximum depth
34 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
108 acres, 38% of the lake
Shoreline
4.3 miles
Latest DNR fish survey
June 2001, population assessment
Surveys on record
3, since 1979
Game fish caught in the 2001 survey
bluegill 768, black crappie 115, pumpkinseed 102, northern pike 91, yellow perch 37, largemouth bass 24, hybrid sunfish 5
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, and 4 other species
Stocked in 2024
walleye fingerlings (2,250)
Stocked in 2023
walleye fingerlings (4,000)
Stocked in 2018
walleye fingerlings (700)
Stocking years on record
5 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)
Fish consumption
Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
Size
100 to 499 acres
Deepest point
30 to 59 feet
Stocked in the last 3 years
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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