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Eastern North Dakota Public Fishing Waters

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The following are public fishing waters in North Dakota listed by county. The numbers in parenthesis that follow each fishery is simply a code used by biologists to help identify those waters managed by the Game and Fish Department. The codes are also found on the map to help readers locate the waters in which they are interested.

Waters open to darkhouse spearfishng are not noted. For a complete list, see the Department’s website at gf.nd.gov, or the 2008-10 North Dakota Fishing Guide. Most North Dakota public fishing waters have boat ramps. If a boat ramp is lacking, it is listed as “no ramp.” Check signs at each area for further restrictions.

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Rivers/Streams

James River - Southeastern part of the state (pike, walleye).
Red River - Eastern edge of state (pike, walleye, catfish - fishing pier).
Sheyenne River - Southeastern part of state (catfish, walleye, smallmouth bass).
Turtle River - Northeastern part of the state in Grand Forks County (pike, catfish, trout - no ramp).

Counties

(2) Barnes County

Lake Ashtabula - 10 miles north of Valley City (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Blumers Pond - 1 mile south of Valley City (trout - no ramp).
Clausen Springs - 3 miles north, 1 mile east, .5 miles north of the junction of ND Highways 46 and 1 (perch, largemouth bass, walleye - fishing pier).
Hatchery Kids Pond - 2 miles northwest of Valley City (trout - no ramp).
Hobart Lake North - 6 miles west of Valley City (perch - no ramp).
Hobart Lake South - 6 miles west of Valley City (perch - no ramp).
Moon Lake - 2 miles west, 5.5 miles south, 4 miles west, 2 miles north of Valley City (perch, smallmouth bass, walleye).
South Eckelson - 4 miles south, 1.5 miles east of Eckelson (pike - no ramp).

(3) Benson County

Fort Totten Dam - .5 miles east of Fort Totten (trout - no ramp).
Gravel Pit Lake - 4.5 miles west of Fort Totten (black crappie - no ramp).
Mission Lake - 5 miles south, 1.5 miles east, 2 miles south of Devils Lake (walleye, perch, pike - no ramp).
Silver Lake - 1 mile west, 6 miles south, 1 mile west, 1 mile north of Churchs Ferry (pike, perch - no ramp).
Wood Lake - 2 miles west, 1 mile south of Tokio (pike, walleye, perch).

(9) Cass County

Brewer Lake - 1 mile south, 1 mile west of Erie (bluegill, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass - fishing pier).
Casselton Reservoir - Just west of Casselton (pike, crappie, bluegill - fishing pier).
Woodhaven Pond, North - 2.25 miles south and .25 miles east of Exit 348 (trout, bluegill - no ramp).
Woodhaven Pond, South - 3.5 miles south and .25 miles east of Exit 348 (perch - no ramp).

(10) Cavalier County

Langdon City Pond - South side of Langdon (trout - fishing pier).
Mount Carmel Dam - 9 miles north, 2 miles east, 2 miles north of Langdon (pike, walleye, perch).

(11) Dickey County

Moores Lake - 18.5 miles west, 1 mile north of Ellendale (pike, perch, largemouth bass - no ramp).
Pheasant Lake - 6 miles west of Ellendale (pike, walleye, bluegill - fishing pier).
Wilson Dam - 7 miles west of Monango (pike, perch, largemouth bass - fishing pier).

(14) Eddy County

Adams Lake - 10 miles south of Warwick (perch - no ramp).
Battle Lake - .5 miles south, 1.5 miles west, 1.5 miles south of Hamar (pike, perch - no ramp).
Warsing Dam - 1 mile northeast of Sheyenne (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).

(16) Foster County

Dry Lake - 4 miles east, 5 miles south of Carrington (pike, walleye, perch - no ramp).
Juanita Lake - 2 miles east of Grace City (pike, perch - fishing pier).

(18) Grand Forks County

Fordville Dam - 5 miles west, 1 mile north, .5 miles west, .5 miles north of Inkster (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Kolding Dam - 5 miles southeast, 1 mile south of Niagara on U.S. Highway 2 (pike).
Larimore Dam - 2 miles northeast of Larimore (pike, perch, bluegill - fishing pier).
Niagara Dam - North of Niagara (pike).
Ryan Park Pond - South Grand Forks, 1.5 miles south of Columbia Mall on Columbia Road (trout - no ramp).

(20) Griggs County

Lake Addie - 4 miles east, 1 mile south, 1 mile west of Binford (perch, walleye - no ramp).
Carlson- Tande Dam - 1 mile south, 5 miles west of Aneta (pike, perch, bluegill - no ramp).
Lake Jessie - 4 miles east, 1 mile south, 1 mile west of Binford (perch, pike - no ramp).
Red Willow Lake - 6 miles north, 2 miles west of Binford (pike, walleye, bluegill - fishing pier).
Sibley Lake - 11 miles west, 3 miles south of Binford (pike, perch - no ramp).

(22) Kidder County

Alkaline Lake - 15.5 miles south, 7 miles east, .5 miles south, 1 mile east of Dawson (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Cherry Lake - 15 miles north, 3 miles east of Steele (pike, perch).
Fresh Lake - 14 miles south, 1 mile east, 1.5 miles south of Tappen (pike, perch - no ramp).
Frettim Lake - 2 miles east, 1 mile north of Robinson (pike, walleye, perch).
Lake Geneva - 2 miles south, .5 miles east of Exit 195 (perch - no ramp).
Helen Lake - 2.5 miles west, 6 miles north of Tuttle (pike, perch - no ramp).
Lake Isabel - 2 miles south, .5 miles east, .75 miles south of Dawson (pike, perch - fishing pier).
Jasper Lake - 7 miles north, .5 miles east of Robinson (perch, walleye).
Lake Josephine - 2 miles north of Tuttle (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Koenig North - 12.25 miles north, 1.5 mies east of Robinson (perch - no ramp).
Koenig South - 12.25 miles north, 1.5 mies east of Robinson (perch - no ramp).
Lake No. 5 - .5 miles west, 2 miles north, 3 miles west, 4 miles north of Dawson (perch - no ramp).
McPhail WMA - 7 miles north, 2 miles west of Tappen (perch - no ramp).
Round Lake - 1.5 miles east of Pettibone (pike, walleye, perch - no ramp).
Swan Lake - 10.5 miles north of Robinson (perch - no ramp).
Lake Williams - Just south of the town of Lake Williams (pike, walleye, perch).
Woodhouse Lake - 1 mile east, 12 miles north, 2 miles west of Tuttle (perch - no ramp).

(23) LaMoure County

Boom Lake (Marion Lake) - .5 miles west of Marion (perch, walleye, bluegill).
Diamond Lake - 5 miles north of Kulm (pike, perch, walleye - no ramp).
Flood Lake - 3.5 miles north of Kulm (pike, perch).
Heinrich- Martin Dam - 1 mile southeast of Adrian (bluegill, largemouth bass, crappie).
Kalmbach Lake - 1 mile south, 4.5 miles west, .5 miles south of Jud (pike, perch).
Kulm- Edgeley Dam - 4 miles west, 2 miles south of Edgeley (pike, walleye, perch).
Lake LaMoure - 1 mile south, 1 mile east, 2.5 miles south, 1 mile west, .5 miles south of LaMoure (pike, walleye, crappie).
Limesand- Seefeldt Dam - 8 miles south, 3 miles west of Marion (pike, bluegill, largemouth bass).
Schlecht- Thom Dam - 5 miles west, .5 miles north of Edgeley (perch, largemouth bass, pike).
Schlecht- Weixel Dam - 4 miles south of Jud (perch, largemouth bass, pike).
Schlenker Dam (Lehr Dam) - 11 mile west, .5 miles south of the junction of ND Highways 281 and 46 (perch, largemouth bass, bluegill).
Twin Lakes - 4 miles north of LaMoure (perch, walleye).

(24) Logan County

Arnies Lake - 1.5 miles south of Gackle, 2 miles east, 1 mile south (perch - no ramp).
Beaver Lake - 8 miles south, 8 miles east of Napoleon (pike, perch).
Braun Lake - 5 miles north, 6 miles west of Napoleon (perch - no ramp).
Marvin Miller Lake - 6.5 miles south, 8 miles west of Gackle (perch, walleye - no ramp).
Mundt Lake - 3 miles east, 4 miles north, 1 mile east, .5 miles south of Lehr (walleye, perch).
Rudolph Lake - 12 miles east, 1 mile south of Napoleon (walleye, perch).
Thurn Lake - 5 miles north of Lehr, .5 miles east (perch, walleye - no ramp).

(26) McIntosh County

Becker- Schlepp Lake - 1 mile north, 2 miles east, 3 miles north, 1.5 miles west of Ashley (perch - no ramp).
Blumhardt Dam - 10 miles east, 7 miles north, 1.5 miles east of Ashley (trout).
Clear Lake - 6 miles east, 2 miles south of Wishek (pike - no ramp).
Coldwater Lake - 16 miles east, 1 mile south, 1 mile west of Ashley (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Dollinger- Schnabel Lake - 2 miles north, 5 miles west, 3 miles north of Venturia (perch - no ramp).
Dorfman Lake - 5 miles north, 2 miles west of Ashley (pike, perch - no ramp).
Dry Lake - 3 miles west, 3.5 miles north of Ashley (pike, walleye, perch).
Green Lake - 2 miles east, 4 miles south, 1 mile east of Wishek (walleye, pike, perch - fishing pier).
Lake Hoskins - 3 miles west of Ashley (pike, walleye, perch).
Lehr WMA - 2 miles east, 1 mile south of Lehr (walleye - no ramp).
Mudd Lake - 1 mile west of Lehr (perch - no ramp).
Pudwill Lake - 4 miles west, 7 miles south of Wishek (pike, perch - no ramp).

(32) Nelson County

Lake Laretta - 2 miles west and 3 miles north of Michigan (pike, perch - no ramp).
McVille Dam - 1 mile east of McVille (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Silver Creek Dam - 4 miles west, .5 miles south of McVille (pike - no ramp).
Stump Lake - 12 miles south, 1 mile west of Lakota (perch, walleye, pike).
Tolna Dam - 1 mile south, 2 miles east of Tolna (pike, walleye, perch).
Whitman Dam - 1.5 miles north, 3 miles east of Whitman (pike, walleye, perch).

(34) Pembina County

Renwick Dam - 6 miles west, 1 mile north of Cavalier (pike, perch, crappie - fishing pier).

(35) Pierce County

Antelope Lake – 8 miles west, 3 miles south, 5 miles west, 2 miles south of Esmond (perch, walleye – no ramp).
Balta Dam – South of Balta (pike, perch).
Buffalo Lake – 4 miles west, 1 mile south of Esmond (pike, perch – fishing pier).
Davis Lake – 2 miles west, 1.5 miles south of Balta (pike, perch).
Sand Lake – 4 miles north of Pleasant Lake (pike, perch – fishing pier).

(36) Ramsey County

Cavanaugh Lake - 9 miles north, 1 mile west, .5 miles north of Devils Lake (pike, perch - no ramp).
Devils Lake - Near the city of Devils Lake (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Lake Irvine - 1 mile north of Churchs Ferry (pike, walleye - no ramp).
Morrison Lake - 3 miles east, 2 miles south of Webster (pike, perch - no ramp).
Sweetwater Lake - 7 miles north, .25 miles east of Devils Lake (pike, perch - no ramp).

(37) Ransom County

Dead Colt Creek - 5 miles south, 1 mile east, .5 miles north, .5 miles east of Lisbon (bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass - fishing pier).
Mirror Pool - 8 miles east, 2 miles south, 1.5 miles southeast of Sheldon (largemouth bass, bluegill - no ramp).

(39) Richland County

Bisek Slough - 2 miles north, .5 miles west of Lidgerwood (pike - no ramp).
Lake Elsie - 1 mile south, 1.5 miles west of Hankinson (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Grass Lake - 3 miles west, 2 miles north, 1 mile west of Lidgerwood (pike, crappie, walleye).
Gullys Slough - 4 miles east, 1 mile south of Lidgerwood (perch, pike - no ramp).
Horseshoe Lake - 4 miles west, 1 mile south of Hankinson (perch, walleye - no ramp).
Kreiser Slough - 4 miles north, 3 miles west of Lidgerwood (pike - no ramp).
Lueck Lake - 4 miles east, 2 miles south, 1 mile east, .5 miles south of Lidgerwood (perch, walleye - no ramp).
Mooreton Pond - 2 miles east of Mooreton (trout, bluegill, catfish - fishing pier).
Silver Lake - 2 miles north, 2 miles west of Lidgerwood (pike - no ramp).
Wahl Lake - 2 miles south of Lidgerwood (pike, perch, walleye - no ramp).

(40) Rolette County

Belcourt Lake - 2 miles north of Belcourt (pike, walleye, perch).
Cain Lake - 2 miles south, 9 miles west, .5 miles north of St. John (pike, perch - no ramp).
Carpenter Lake - 12 miles west of St. John (pike, perch).
Dion Lake - 10 miles west, 2 miles north, 1 mile east of St. John (walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Gordon Lake - 4.5 miles north, 1 mile west, .25 miles northwest of Belcourt (pike, walleye, perch).
Gravel Lake - 6 miles west, .5 miles north of St. John (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Hooker Lake - 8 miles west of St. John (trout, smallmouth bass - fishing pier).
Island Lake - 3 miles west, 2 miles south of Mylo (pike, perch).
Jarvis Lake - .75 miles southwest, 6 miles west of St. John (pike, walleye, perch - no ramp).
Jensen Lake - 9 miles west, 3 miles north of St. John (perch).
School Section Lake - 9 miles north, 2.5 miles east of Dunseith (pike, perch).
Shutte Lake - .5 miles east of Dunseith (pike, perch - no ramp).
Upsilon Lake - 6 miles west, 1 mile north of St. John (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Wheaton Lake - 4.5 miles north, 2 miles west of Belcourt (walleye, perch).

(41) Sargent County

Alkali Lake – 3 miles south of Cayuga (walleye).
Bergh Slough – 1.5 miles south, 2.5 miles east of Forman (pike, walleye, perch – no ramp).
Buffalo Lake – 6 miles north, 1 mile east of Rutland (pike, walleye).
Consolidated Lake – 2.5 miles south, 3 miles east of Forman (walleye, crappie, perch – no ramp).
Fiala Lake – 1 mile west, 2 miles south of Forman (perch, walleye, pike – no ramp).
Kraft Slough – 1 mile south, 9 miles east, 1 mile north, .5 miles west of Oakes (perch, walleye – no ramp).
Lake Tewaukon – 5 miles south of Cayuga (pike, walleye, muskie – fishing pier).
Lake Walstead – 2.5 miles south, 1 mile east, .5 miles south of Forman (perch – no ramp).
Silver Lake – 3 miles west, 2 miles south of Rutland (pike, crappie – fishing pier).
Sprague Lake – 6 miles west, 4 miles south, 1.5 miles west of Cayuga (pike, walleye, crappie).

(46) Steele County

Finley Dam (Lynch Lake) – 1 mile south of Finley (pike, perch – no ramp).
North Golden Lake – 10 miles east, 4 miles north, .5 miles west of Finley (pike, perch, walleye).
North Tobiason Lake – 8 miles west of Hatton (pike, bluegill, crappie).
South Golden Lake – 10 miles east, 3 miles north, .5 miles west of Finley (pike, walleye, perch – fishing pier).

(47) Stutsman County

Alkali Lake - 11 miles north, 5 miles east, 1 mile south of Jamestown (pike, perch - no ramp).
Arrowwood Lake - 3 miles south, 5 miles west of Kensal (pike, walleye, perch - no ramp).
Bader Lake - 4 miles south, 1 mile east of Medina (pike, perch, walleye).
Barnes Lake - 1 mile east, 6 miles north of Woodworth (pike, walleye, perch).
Clark Lake - 5 miles west, 2 miles north of Woodworth (pike, perch, walleye).
Crystal Springs - 1 mile east of Crystal Springs (pike, walleye, perch).
Hehn- Schaffer Lake - 4 miles north of Gackle (pike, walleye, perch).
Jamestown Reservoir - 2 miles north of Jamestown (pike, walleye, crappie - fishing pier).
Jim Lake - 6 miles east of Pingree (pike, walleye, perch - no ramp).
Little Britches Pond - Next to Jamestown Reservoir marina (trout - no ramp).
Pipestem Reservoir - 5 miles north - northwest, .8 miles west, 1 mile south of Jamestown (pike, walleye, crappie).
Reule Lake - 5 miles west, .5 miles north of Medina (perch, walleye - no ramp).
Spiritwood Lake - 10 miles north, 4 miles east of Jamestown (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).
Streeter Lake - South side of Streeter (pike, perch).

(48) Towner County

Armourdale Dam - 9 miles east, 1.5 miles north of Rolla (pike, walleye, perch).
Bisbee Dam- Big Coulee - 1 mile east of Bisbee (pike, walleye, perch - fishing pier).

(49) Traill County - No Public Waters.

(50) Walsh County

Bylin Dam - 3 miles east, 3 miles south of Adams (pike, bluegill).
Dougherty Dam - 1 mile west of Bylin Dam (pike, bluegill - no ramp).
Homme Dam - 2 miles west of Park River (pike, perch, crappie - fishing pier).
Matejcek Dam - 6 miles south of Lankin (pike, walleye, perch).

(52) Wells County

Goose Lake - 3 miles north, 3 miles east, 1 mile north of Harvey (pike, perch, walleye - no ramp).
Harvey Dam - Southeast side of Harvey (pike, perch, walleye - fishing pier).
Hurdsfield Lake - 3.5 miles east of Hurdsfield (perch - no ramp).
Sykeston Dam - Northwest side of Sykeston (pike, perch, crappie - fishing pier).

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