---
type: lake
name: "Pimushe Lake"
county: "Beltrami"
nearest_town: "Pennington"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1230
max_depth_ft: 40
latitude: 47.55939
longitude: -94.53396
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "04003200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/pimushe-lake
---

# Pimushe Lake

Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, near Pennington

- **Surface Area**: 1,230 acres
- **Max Depth**: 40 ft
- **Shoreline**: 17.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pimushe Lake is a 1,230-acre lake near Pennington in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It reaches 40 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 17.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service. The lake is listed as infested with starry stonewort and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 22, based on 14 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

starry stonewort, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 22
- **Years of record**: 14
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-25
- **Latest**: 2004-05-20

## Nearby Lakes

- [Big Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/big-rice-lake) - 2.6 miles, 642 acres
- [South Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/south-twin-lake) - 3.1 miles, 222 acres
- [Webster Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/webster-lake) - 3.3 miles, 47 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/moose-lake) - 3.5 miles, 601 acres
- [Little Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/little-rice-lake) - 3.6 miles, 123 acres
- [North Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/north-twin-lake) - 3.9 miles, 326 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.55939,-94.53396)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=04003200)
- [All lakes in Beltrami County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/pimushe-lake)*