March_April 2013.pdf - North Dakota Game and Fish

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