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Lindemann Lake (703) – 2 miles east,2 miles north, .5 miles west of Enderlin.Some perch up to 12 inches and smallwalleye. (No ramp).North Woodhaven Pond (656) – 2.25miles south, .25 miles east of I-94 Exit348. Annual introductions of troutenhance this fishery. Bluegill present.(Fishing pier, no ramp).South Woodhaven Pond (673) – 3.5miles south, .25 miles east of I-94 Exit348. Self-sustaining perch fishery. Despitesmall size of fish, an excellent spot to takea kid fishing. (Fishing pier, no ramp).DICKEY COUNTYHeinrich Lake (611) – 18.5 miles east, 1mile south of Ashley. No recent information.(No ramp).Moores Lake (119) – 18.5 miles west, 1mile north of Ellendale. No recent information.(No ramp).Pheasant Lake (120) – 6 miles west ofEllendale. Recovering from recent winterkill.(Fishing pier).Wilson Dam (121) – 7 miles west ofMonango. Pike up to 10 pounds, walleyeup to 3 pounds. Neither are abundant.(Fishing pier).LAMOURE COUNTYAlfred Lake (574) – 7 miles east, 1.5 milessouth of Gackle. Pike from 18-32 inchesand perch up to 11 inches. (No ramp).Boom Lake (Marion Lake) (561) – .5miles west of Marion. Strong populationof 2- to 5-pound pike, walleye up to 21inches and 6- to 10-inch perch.Diamond Lake (553) – 5 miles north ofKulm. Most consistent walleye and perchproducer the last several seasons. Perchaverage 8 inches, walleye average 16 inchesand 2- to 5-pound pike common.Flood Lake (511) – 3.5 miles north ofKulm. Pike over 34 inches and perch average9 inches.Heinrich-Martin Dam (189) – 1 milesoutheast of Adrian. Excellent largemouthbass population including fish up to 18inches. Bluegill and crappie present.Kalmbach Lake (194) – 1 mile south, 4.5miles west, .5 miles south of Jud. Smallpike up to 3 pounds.Kulm-Edgeley Dam (191) – 4 mileswest, 2 miles south of Edgeley. No recentinformation.Lake LaMoure (196) – 1 mile south, 1mile east, 2.5 miles south, 1 mile west,.5 miles south of LaMoure. Excellentdestination with full-service recreationoptions other than fishing. Pike more than8 pounds, and walleye averaging 1 poundcommon. Bluegill and crappie present.(Fishing pier).LaMoure Dam (190) – West end ofLaMoure. Excellent shore-fishing opportunitieswhen fish congregate belowlowhead dam. (No ramp).Limesand-Seefeldt Dam (193) – 8 milessouth, 3 miles west of Marion. Smallpopulation of pike. 8-inch crappie fairlyabundant.Schlecht-Thom Dam (195) – 5 mileswest, .5 miles north of Edgeley. No recentinformation.Schlecht-Weixel Dam (188) – 4 milessouth of Jud. No recent information.Schlenker Dam (Lehr Dam) (422) – 11miles west, .5 miles south of the junctionof US Highway 281 and ND Highway46. Pike average 4 pounds, 7-inch bluegillcommon.Twin Lakes (552) – 4 miles north ofLaMoure. Strong populations of walleyeaveraging 1.5 pounds, 10-inch perch and2- to 5-pound pike. Some trophy pikepresent.LOGAN COUNTYArnies Lake (623) – 1.5 miles south ofGackle, 2 miles east, 1 mile south. Goodpopulation of 2- to 5-pound pike, perchup to 8 inches. Difficult access. (No ramp).Erickson Lake (722) – 8.5 miles north, 3miles west, 1 mile north, 1.5 miles west ofKulm. Perch up to 9 inches. (No ramp).MCINTOSH COUNTYBlumhardt Dam (208) – 10 miles east,7 miles north, 1.5 miles east of Ashley.Brown and rainbow trout. Carryover hasproduced trout over 4.5 pounds. Gooddestination for early season fishing.Coldwater Lake (209) – 16 miles east, 1mile south, 1 mile west of Ashley. Goodpopulations of perch averaging a quarterpound, pike averaging 4.5 pounds andwalleye averaging 3 pounds. (Fishing pier).RANSOM COUNTYDead Colt Creek (284) – 5 miles south,1 mile east, .5 miles north, .5 miles eastof Lisbon. Good year-round choice forcrappie and bluegill. Excellent largemouthbass population, with fish up to 21 inches.(Fishing pier).RICHLAND COUNTYBisek Slough (682) – 2 miles north, .5miles west of Lidgerwood. Small pikewhen Wild Rice River overflows andallows fish access.Elm Lake (693) – .5 miles east, 3.5 milessouth of Ligerwood. Good population ofpike averaging 5 pounds. (No ramp).Grass Lake (272) – 2 miles west, 1 mileThe Missouri River, be it in early spring, summer or fall, is a quality fishery that attractsanglers from across the state and beyond.CRAIG BIHRLE20 ND Outdoors March-April 2013
north, 1 mile west, 1 mile north, 1.5 mileswest of Lidgerwood. Game fish densitieslow, but some quality walleye and crappiepresent. (Fishing pier).Gullys Slough (572) – 4 miles east, 1 milesouth of Lidgerwood. Pike average morethan 6 pounds. (No ramp).Heley Lake (725) – 5 miles north, 1 mileeast, .5 miles south of Ligerwood. Mixtureof small perch and walleye. (No ramp).Horseshoe Lake (287) – 4 miles west, 1mile south of Hankinson. Abundant smallperch, with a young crappie population.(No ramp).Kreiser Slough (680) – 4 miles north, 3miles west of Lidgerwood. Small pikewhen Wild Rice River overflows. (Noramp).Lake Elsie (289) – 1 mile south, 1.5 mileswest of Hankinson. Improved walleyepopulation averaging 2.5 pounds, alongwith crappie up to a half pound. Smallmouthbass are a bonus. (Fishing pier).Lueck Lake (622) – 4 miles east, 2 milessouth, 1 mile east, .5 miles south of Lidgerwood.Mixed size structure of perch upto 10 inches. Walleye up to 22 inches. (Noramp).Mooreton Pond (288) – 2 miles east ofMooreton. 6-inch bluegill common. Troutstocked annually. Trout harvest is encouragedprior to midsummer. (Fishing pier).Reiland Lake (729) – 3 miles north, .5miles east of Lidgerwood. No recent information.(No ramp).Shriner Lake (754) – 4.5 miles south,.25 miles east of Lidgerwood. No recentinformation. (No ramp).Silver Lake (681) – 2 miles north, 2 mileswest of Lidgerwood. Small pike whenWild Rice River overflows. (No ramp).Strege Lake (727) – 3.5 miles east, 1.5miles south, .5 miles west of Lidgerwood.No recent information. (No ramp).Vislisel Lake (728) – 1 mile north, 2 mileseast, 1 mile north, .5 miles west of Lidgerwood.9-inch perch and small walleye. (Noramp).Wahl Lake (523) – 2 miles south of Lidgerwood.Produces bluegill, perch and theoccasional pike. (No ramp).West Moran Lake (669) – 2 miles eastand .5 miles south of Lidgerwood. Youngwalleye population, along with crappie upto 10 inches and perch up to 12 inches.(No ramp).Willard Lake (648) – 1 mile south, 2 mileswest of Hankinson. Excellent pikepopulation. (No ramp).SARGENT COUNTYAlkali Lake (302) – 3 miles south ofCayuga. Walleye stressed from forage deficiency.Developing crappie population.Bergh Slough (647) – 1.5 miles south, 2.5miles east of Forman. No recent information.(No ramp).Buffalo Lake (307) – 6 miles north, 1 mileeast of Rutland. Good walleye and crappiepopulations.Consolidated Lake (651) – 2.5 milessouth, 3 miles east of Forman. Mixedpopulation of larger pike and walleye. Afew trophy crappie up to 17 inches. (Noramp).Fiala Lake (571) – 1 mile west, 2 milessouth of Forman. No recent information.(No ramp).Kraft Slough (643) – 1 mile south, 9 mileseast, 1 mile north, .5 miles west of Oakes.Young walleye population, although somefish up to 4 pounds. Abundant 6- to11-inch perch. (No ramp).Lake Tewaukon (305) – 5 miles south ofCayuga. Good walleye and northern pikepopulations, with a few Whopper crappie.(Fishing pier).Lake Walstead (667) – 2.5 miles south, 1mile east, .5 miles south of Forman. Norecent information. (No ramp).Ole Breum Lake (744) – 5 miles north, 2miles east of Rutland. Abundant small- tomedium-sized perch. (No ramp).Silver Lake (303) – 3 miles west, 2 milessouth of Rutland. No recent information.(Fishing pier).Sprague Lake (309) – 6 miles west, 4 milessouth, 1.5 miles west of Cayuga. Abundantnorthern pike and some fair-sized walleye.Tosse Slough (679) – 7.5 miles south,1 mile east, 2 miles south, 1 mile eastof Geneseo. Developing walleye fishery.Small walleye in poor condition. Walleyeup to 22 inches, perch less than 1 pound.Developing crappie population.STUTSMAN COUNTYAlkali Lake (539) – 11 miles north, 5miles east, 1 mile south of Jamestown. Fairpopulations of 5-pound pike, perch and afew walleye. (No ramp).Arrowwood Lake (344) – 3 miles south, 5miles west of Kensal. No recent information.(No ramp).Bader Lake (427) – 4 miles south, 1 mileeast of I-94 Exit 228. Small walleye.Barnes Lake (346) – 1 mile east, 6 milesnorth of Woodworth. Pike and walleyefishery recovering from recent winterkill.24-inch pike and 15-inch walleye present.Big Mallard Marsh (599) – 9 miles north,1 mile east of Woodworth. Excellentpopulations of walleye and pike, both upto 28 inches.Clark Lake (340) – 5 miles west, 2 milesnorth of Woodworth. 28-inch pike,17-inch walleye and 10-inch perch present.Cleveland Slough (665) – .5 miles southof Cleveland along County Road 67. Perchup to 12 inches, occasional 30-inch pike.(No ramp).Crystal Springs (179) – 1 mile east ofCrystal Springs. 6- to 9-inch perch and afew 25-inch pike.Hehn-Schaffer Lake (459) – 4 milesnorth of Gackle. Half-pound perch, 1.5-pound walleye and 4-pound pike. (Fishingpier).Hoggarth Dam (576) – 3 miles west, 3miles south of Courtenay. Population of 6-to 10-inch perch. (No ramp).Jamestown Reservoir (341) – 2 milesnorth of Jamestown. Walleye average 1pound, pike average 5 pounds, crappieaverage a half pound. Small walleye andpike in poor condition. (Fishing pier).Jim Lake (342) – 6 miles east of Pingree.No recent information. (No ramp).Little Britches Pond (492) – Next toJamestown Reservoir marina. Annual troutintroductions provide good action foryouth. (No ramp).Mud and Pearl Lakes (730) – 8 milesnorth, 3 miles west, 2 miles north, .3miles east of Medina. 6- to 15-inch perchpotentially available. (No ramp).Pipestem Reservoir (348) – 5 milesnorthwest, .8 miles west, 1 mile south ofJamestown. Pike and walleye numbersimproving, but condition of small walleyeis poor. Crappie fishery (11-inch average)likely the best in North Dakota. (Fishingpier).R and M Lake (579) – 4 miles east, 5 milesnorth of Buchanan. Walleye fishery, withfish up to 15 inches. (No ramp).Reule Lake (607) – 5 miles west, .5 milesMarch-April 2013 ND Outdoors 21
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