Barnes Lake is a lake in North Dakota, near Stutsman County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Barnes Lake is a lake in Stutsman County, North Dakota, and covers about 551.8 acres, reaches about 12 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 5,219.9 acre-feet.
Several patterns can work at once on Barnes Lake, especially when wind separates clear water from dirty water. With little deep water in Barnes Lake, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Barnes Lake include Northern Pike, and Walleye.
On this 551.8-acre water, try this for walleye: work a jig and minnow, a live-bait rig, or a small crankbait along points and the first drop.
While checking this midsize, shallow lake in Stutsman County, try this for northern pike: cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
When breaking down this midsize, shallow lake in Stutsman County, yellow Perch have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch.
While working this midsize, shallow lake in Stutsman County, make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.
On a careful pass over this midsize, shallow lake in Stutsman County, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
Around this Stutsman County lake with shallow water, a medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs and small casting baits; add a stronger outfit and a proper leader when northern pike are the target.
While working this midsize, shallow lake in Stutsman County, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
To narrow down this midsize, shallow lake in Stutsman County, cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
Within this shallow water in Stutsman County, treat 12 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and move deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.
Around this shallow water in Stutsman County, it confirms that yellow perch were released, but it does not prove that fish are now common or easy to catch.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.