Chase Lake is a lake in North Dakota, near Stutsman County.
Chase Lake is a lake in Stutsman County, North Dakota, and covers about 2,712.5 acres, reaches about 31 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 27,548 acre-feet.
Chase Lake is big water, and a useful pattern in one arm may not carry to the far end of the lake.
Fish listed for Chase Lake include Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.
On this 2,712.5-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.
Near the 31-foot deep point, 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.
During an opening pass on this large, open lake in Stutsman County, try this for northern pike: cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
Across this North Dakota lake of large size, 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.
Around this large Stutsman County lake, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.
Within this open water in Stutsman 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.
Within this large 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.
Across this large Stutsman County lake, cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
Treat 31 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and move deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.
Within this North Dakota lake of large size, move after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.