Beltrami Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

04013500

County

Beltrami

Surface area

726 acres

Maximum depth

50 feet

Mean depth

13 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

300 acres, 41% of the lake

Shoreline

7.2 miles

Average water clarity

9.9 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Bemidji

Latest DNR fish survey

June 2024, targeted survey

Surveys on record

10, since 1983

Game fish caught in the 2024 survey

bluegill 193

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, northern sunfish, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 22 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye fry (148,000)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fry (300,000)

Stocked in 2021

walleye fry (303,000)

Stocking years on record

5 of the last 10 (2017 to 2025)

Beltrami Lake Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 12 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Infested waters list

starry stonewort

Special regulation

Northern Pike: All from 22-30" must be immediately released. Possession limit 10, only one over 30".

Special regulation, Including connected Turtle River Fox Lake

Sunfish: Daily limit five.

Fish consumption

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

Size

500 to 1,999 acres

Deepest point

30 to 59 feet

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
  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.