What is the best fishing lake near Bemidji?

Bemidji Lake in Beltrami County is the top-ranked fishing lake near Bemidji, with a water quality grade of A (4.6 miles away).

How many lakes are near Bemidji for fishing?

30 lakes within driving distance of Bemidji match the fishing filters used on this page.

Best Lakes for Fishing Near Bemidji, MN

30 fishing lakes within driving distance of Bemidji, Minnesota, ranked by water quality and fishing-specific filters. Filtered for documented fish species (3+) and public access. Ranked by water quality and species diversity.

Within reasonable driving distance of Bemidji sit 30 graded lakes — a lake-dense area that gives residents real choice on any given weekend. The average grade across the nearby set is A.

Filtered for fishing, the nearby-lake list narrows further. fishing-specific signals — fish species, public access, depth profile, motor-boat congestion — interact with the letter grade in different ways depending on the use case.

#	Lake	County	Grade	Distance	Clarity	Depth
1	Bemidji Lake	Beltrami	A	4.6 mi	12.5 ft	76 ft
2	Plantagenet Lake	Hubbard	A	5.8 mi	7 ft	65 ft
3	Stump Lake	Beltrami	A	6 mi	13 ft	24 ft
4	Grant Lake	Beltrami	A	6 mi	10.7 ft	92 ft
5	Big Bass Lake	Beltrami	A	6.1 mi	10.5 ft	17 ft
6	Newman Lake	Hubbard	A	7 mi	17.1 ft	63 ft
7	Movil Lake	Beltrami	A	8.2 mi	14 ft	50 ft
8	Beltrami Lake	Beltrami	A	8.8 mi	11.2 ft	50 ft
9	Turtle Lake	Beltrami	A	9.8 mi	10.2 ft	45 ft
10	Wolf Lake	Beltrami	A	9.8 mi	9 ft	57 ft
11	Midge Lake	Hubbard	A	9.9 mi	18 ft	24 ft
12	Three Island Lake	Beltrami	A	10.4 mi	11.8 ft	25 ft
13	Andrusia Lake	Beltrami	A	10.6 mi	15.1 ft	60 ft
14	Jessie Lake	Beltrami	A	10.9 mi	4.6 ft	35 ft
15	Black Lake	Beltrami	A	11.4 mi	10.3 ft	42 ft
16	Big Lake	Beltrami	A	12.2 mi	9.7 ft	35 ft
17	Little Big Lake	Beltrami	A	12.4 mi	9.3 ft	35 ft
18	Julia Lake	Beltrami	A	13 mi	9.2 ft	43 ft
19	Whitefish Lake	Beltrami	A	14.1 mi	12.5 ft	30 ft
20	Deer Lake	Beltrami	A	14.2 mi	11 ft	42 ft
21	South Twin Lake	Beltrami	A	15.7 mi	16.7 ft	45 ft
22	North Twin Lake	Beltrami	A	15.8 mi	17.4 ft	59 ft
23	Sandy Lake	Beltrami	A	15.9 mi	14 ft	32 ft
24	Hattie Lake	Hubbard	A	16.4 mi	12.5 ft	39 ft
25	Cass Lake	Beltrami	A	16.5 mi	18.5 ft	120 ft
26	Lasalle Lake	Hubbard	A	16.6 mi	6.9 ft	213 ft
27	Cass Lake Pike Bay	Cass	A	17.4 mi	13.6 ft	95 ft
28	Garfield Lake	Hubbard	A	17.6 mi	9.5 ft	32 ft
29	Steamboat Lake	Cass	A	17.7 mi	12 ft	93 ft
30	Pimushe Lake	Beltrami	A	17.7 mi	8.2 ft	40 ft

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.