The use of airboats on North and South Spellman Lakes is prohibited by law at all times.

[1] A public water access is maintained on the north lake by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Hunters should be careful not to shoot protected birds such as bald eagles and swans that frequent the area.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources began a drawdown of the lakes on November 28, 2006.

The water was drained through the summer of 2007, and then it was allowed to refill through precipitation after enough vegetation had grown.