Bisbee Dam-Big Coulee is a reservoir in Towner County, North Dakota.
Bisbee Dam-Big Coulee is a reservoir in Towner County, North Dakota, and covers about 260.6 acres, reaches about 26.9 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 2,353.7 acre-feet.
There is enough room for fish to move at Bisbee Dam-Big Coulee, so compare a protected side with a windblown bank before settling on one depth.
Fish listed for Bisbee Dam-Big Coulee include Black Crappie, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.
On this 260.6-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.
During an opening pass on this midsize, open reservoir in Towner County, try this for yellow perch: keep a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm close to the bottom on a flat beside deeper water.
To keep things simple on this midsize, open reservoir in Towner County, try this for northern pike: cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
Within this open North Dakota reservoir, try this for black crappie: fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
On this midsize Towner County reservoir, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.
Within this North Dakota reservoir of midsize size, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
During an opening pass on this midsize, open reservoir in Towner County, 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.
For a quick check of this midsize, open reservoir in Towner 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.