March_April 2013.pdf - North Dakota Game and Fish
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NORTHWEST FISHERIES DISTRICTFred Ryckman, district fisheries supervisor,RiverdaleBURKE COUNTY<strong>North</strong>gate Dam (097) – 6 miles north,1 mile west, 2 miles north, .5 miles westof Bowbells. Contains good populationsof walleye, rainbow trout <strong>and</strong> bluegill.Also fair numbers of black crappie. Fairlyintense recreational use. (<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).Powers Lake (093) – Southeast side ofPowers Lake. Consists entirely of northernpike, with most ranging from 2-5 pounds.Periodic winterkills greatly impact thisfishery, with the most recent occurring in2010-11. (<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).Short Creek Dam (094) – 5.5 miles northof Columbus. Still rebounding from anear-total fish kill in July 2010. Containsfair populations of small pike <strong>and</strong> walleye,with exp<strong>and</strong>ing numbers of adult yellowperch <strong>and</strong> bluegill. (<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).Smishek Lake (095) – 4 miles northwestof Powers Lake. Contains good numbersof yellow perch <strong>and</strong> bluegill. Also fairnumbers of walleye <strong>and</strong> northern pike,with a few big fish of both species. Fairlyintense recreational use. (<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).DIVIDE COUNTYBaukol-Noonan Dam (475) – 2 mileseast, .5 miles south of Noonan. Primarilyrainbow trout, although fair numbers oflargemouth bass present. Also containsfair numbers of small yellow perch <strong>and</strong>bluegill. (<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).Baukol-Noonan East Mine Pond (508) –2 miles east, .5 miles south of Noonan.Primarily rainbow trout, although containsa few largemouth bass. Also holds fairnumbers of small yellow perch <strong>and</strong> bluegill.Black bullheads abundant.Skjermo Lake (126) – 3 miles west, 4miles northwest of Fortuna. Consistsentirely of a strong population of northernpike. Apparently all yellow perch were lostto summerkill in 2012, but plans are torestock with adult perch in spring 2013.(<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).MCKENZIE COUNTYArnegard Dam (216) – .5 miles west, 3miles north, 1.5 miles southwest of Arnegard.Primarily northern pike, with somelarger pike present. Also holds some adultyellow perch, <strong>and</strong> an abundance of blackbullheads. (<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).Lel<strong>and</strong> Dam (469) – 11 miles south,8 miles west, 8 miles south, 2 milessoutheast, 1.5 miles east, 1 mile north ofAlex<strong>and</strong>er. Contains good populationsof bluegill <strong>and</strong> largemouth bass. Lack ofpublic use facilities <strong>and</strong> poor access attimes limit use.Sather Dam (217) – 11 miles south, 8miles west of Alex<strong>and</strong>er. Apparently experienceda near-total fish kill during winter2010-11. Contains good numbers of smallbluegill, but largemouth bass populationnot yet reestablished. (<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).Watford City Park Pond (640) – Southeastside of Watford City. <strong>Fish</strong>ing opportunitiesreliant on annual stocking dueto annual winterkills. Plans to stock withrainbow trout <strong>and</strong> adult channel catfish inspring 2013. (No ramp, fishing pier).BRIAN HOSEK018014019126373217MOUNTRAIL COUNTYStanley Pond (245) – <strong>North</strong>east side ofStanley. <strong>Fish</strong>ing opportunities limited byfrequent winterkills. Plans to stock withrainbow trout <strong>and</strong> adult channel catfish inspring 2013. (<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).Stanley Reservoir (251) – 1 mile southof Stanley. <strong>Fish</strong>ing opportunities limited469033Divide099393381Williams374377378379475380 375216McKenzie640376508664094095249093131by frequent winterkills, the most recentduring winter 2010-11. Contains goodnumbers of small northern pike.White Earth Dam (249) – 6 miles northof White Earth. Consists primarily ofnorthern pike, but also contains fair numbersof walleye <strong>and</strong> yellow perch. A fewblack crappie present, <strong>and</strong> also an exp<strong>and</strong>ingbluegill population. (<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).Burke245097251Mountrail020RENVILLE COUNTYLake Darling (285) – 16 miles north,13 miles west of Minot. Contains strongpopulations of northern pike, walleye <strong>and</strong>yellow perch. (<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).WILLIAMS COUNTYBlacktail Dam (373) – 5 miles north, 5miles west, 1 mile north of the junction ofU.S. highways 2 <strong>and</strong> 85. Contains a strongnorthern pike population. Also holds fairnumbers of walleye, yellow perch <strong>and</strong>bluegill. Fairly intense recreational use.(<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).Cottonwood Lake (381) – 1 mile east, .5miles north of Alamo. Consists entirelyof good numbers of small northern pike.Although yellow perch were heavilystocked in 2012, apparently few survived.(<strong>Fish</strong>ing pier).Renville365443285Ward56036236054636122422229NORTHWEST FISHERIES DISTRICT<strong>March</strong>-<strong>April</strong> 2013 ND Outdoors 7
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