Davis Dam is a reservoir in Slope County, North Dakota.
Davis Dam is a reservoir in Slope County, North Dakota, and covers about 17.3 acres, reaches about 23.5 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 153 acre-feet.
Davis Dam is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish listed for Davis Dam include Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and Rainbow Trout.
On this 17.3-acre water, try this for bluegill: use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
Near the 23.5-foot deep point, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
In Slope County, try this for rainbow trout: cast a small spoon, inline spinner, or light jig through cool open water.
Across this open water in Slope County, 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 small Slope County reservoir, 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.
On this small reservoir in Slope County, a light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control.
Across this small reservoir in Slope 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.